Our wood duck has been sitting on eggs for nine days and nights.
John
> On Apr 26, 2021, at 9:00 PM, Steve Weston wrote:
>
> I usually avoid my backyard this time of year as much as possible, as I
> have 3 Wood Duck boxes there. But, late tonight I decided to fill my suet
> feeder that hangs on the back of one of my boxes. I got up there and
> figuring it was early for the ducks to already be on eggs, I knocked gently
> and asked if anyone was home. Hearing nothing, I opened the door and looked
> in. I noticed the feathers on the nest and was about to reach in to check
> the number of eggs, when I realized that I was looking at a Wood Duck hen
> on the nest. I calmly closed the door and finished with the suet. She never
> moved. Another of the boxes has feathers caught on the hole indicating that
> hens have been in there. I did not look at the other box.
>
> Steve Weston
> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
> swest...@comcast.net
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