Female wood ducks are beginning to look for nesting cavaties. We have as many as 11, five pairs and a single drake, on our pond late each afternoon. Thursday morning a hen made a visit to one of the four nesting boxes we have, while her mate watched from a nearby tree. She was in and out in about two minutes. We hope she liked what she saw.
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