...ducks, that is.Finally, I think we have a pair of Wood Ducks settling in to the nest box in the pond. Although we have plenty of natural nesting cavities for these guys, we erected the nest box in full view from the house in hopes that we'd get more frequent and exciting sightings of these gorgeous birds. We've had the box up for 3 years now, and this is the first year that we've had a pair of ducks that likes it well enough to return to it over the course of several days.
The Wood Duck is not only one of the most beautiful of all water fowl, but it also has some of the most interesting behavior. As its name implies, it is a duck that lives in the woods. It is totally at home hanging out in the tree tops, and we occasionally see them perched on branches high in the tree canopy.
By the way, the awesome photo is by Erica Marshall of muddyboots.org.
