Memorial Day Ducklings

Incubation has started in the East nest. Yesterday one of the ducks that has been visiting the nest box every morning stayed all day and now she’s there overnight too. The other sure sign that incubation has started is that she has surrounded herself with a thick blanket of down. So new ducklings should arrive in 30 days plus or minus a few. If it turns out to be exactly 30, that will be on Monday May 27th.

The East nest a couple of days ago.

Usually the male wood ducks show little interest in the nest box interior, but this one peeked in to see how his mate was doing.

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