A Wood Duck Story

[@shoeshooey5464]

It’s so cute when they jump. It’s. A picture of faith. First you jump and then you grow wings. Great video!!

[@7kabel7]

I like that observation! Thanks for the comment.

[@racheltowers644]

'Thankyou!' for this ' Beautiful!' Video of Mama Duck & her little ones!!..SO nice, and how ' Wonderful!' is our LORD Jesus Messiah our ' CREATOR!!!' Who created us ALL!...Psalm 92v4.

[@sandrakennedy7615]

She is so patient with all the eggs. Lovely to watch

[@salvadorsolis6750]

See how wise nature is; so delightful to watch.

[@MariaSilva-pi5jt]

Thanks for the video

[@lawrencegreene9945]

ducks are the best animal ever

[@brad3741]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@greenice6386]

Thank you so much for this cute video how wonderful Jesus our God an savior gave of this cute Wood ducks 🦆 you guys did very well on this video thank you 🙏🏻 ❤️

[@ScarletCrusade420]

Amén ❤️🦆

[@Donnybrook10]

TY for this.

[@amberbumpus6174]

So sweet! I just moved to an area where we have had some wood ducks showing up. They are really skittish. Looking to set up boxes for them.

[@7kabel7]

Thanks for the comment. If you go to my web site you'll find information about the nest boxes (scroll down to find the "Ducks Info" link) as well as photos, a blog, and links to more videos. birdsgv.com

[@robertedwards6863]

Awesome video. My favorite of all North American waterfowl. The "Woodie". Thank you for sharing. Loved this. A new fan here from Oswego, New York.

[@7kabel7]

That is my oldest video; I've made many of them in more recent years that you might enjoy. Also in the spring during nesting I stream live cameras from three wood duck (and sometimes hooded merganser) nests. I have a blog where you can subscribe to receive an email when something interesting happens (e.g. hatching, jump day). You will find all of these at birdsgv.com It's good to know that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your comment!

[@NearlyNativeNursery]

thanks 7kabel7 very educational. I really appreciate all the time and effort you put in the video production.

[@7kabel7]

Thank you Jim. You might also enjoy my web site: birdsgv.com

[@jazzyrobn]

Love the video and the behind the scenes!

[@ishtyaqali5164]

To preserve nature is responsiblty of each human being we lost alot in ignorince

[@CristinaF210]

13 ??!!??? Wow she's got her hands full🤗❤️

[@7kabel7]

Yes. The most we've seen here is 31 eggs in the nest (provided by at least 3 hens since one will lay about a dozen) and of these, 25 hatched! For more information about this behavior please go to birdsgv.com and use the "Ducks Info" link. Also there are live cameras there. Ducklings are hatching today 5/18 and jumping tomorrow!

[@rwilifeandtravel]

Great video.

[@monstersplat_1186]

This is great helps me a lot thanks

[@snowbird8835]

i love this video!

[@robotone2812]

Ducks are cuter than chickens.

[@lesleegrinnell8531]

Great video

[@joannphillips2469]

Thank you, so nice

[@AdamCourville]

Awesome video!!!

[@youngkhahm9923]

The door looks like so high for cubs

[@jogarbellotto9471]

I have a pond and for the first time I’ve seen wood ducks, I really want to help them nest and I wanted to ask you if you made the house for them

[@7kabel7]

I made the West nest box, which has the side view camera. The other two (East and South) were made by others, although I modified them to put a camera on the roof. You can see more information on my web site: birdsgv.com If you click on the "Ducks Info" link (scroll down to find it) you will find sections that describe the nest boxes and cameras.

[@jogarbellotto9471]

@@7kabel7 thanks! I have made the box and I am ready to set it up on a dead tree at the edge of the pond. Is there a way to attract the ducks? They come to the pond and swim but I’ve never seen where they nest. How can I attract them to the box?

[@7kabel7]

​@@jogarbellotto9471 Hi Jo, If you're seeing wood ducks (or hooded mergansers) in the spring and you put a suitable nest box nearby where the ducks see it that is all that you can do. It's up to the ducks to choose to use it. Wood ducks use human-made nest boxes quite readily, but sometimes they don't. It can depend on their population and the availability of nesting sites. The things I know about what they require are explained at my web site: birdsgv.com - scroll down and follow the "Ducks Info" link and then read the section on that page under the heading "Nest Boxes". (I think you already know that.) One thing not mentioned there: one year the ducks would kick around in the nest box for a few minutes (that's normal pre-laying behavior, and they can do that on many daily visits before laying the first egg) but the problem was none of them ever settled in to actually lay an egg. Just short visits, kicking and digging with their bills, then they'd leave. I finally decided maybe the wood shavings were too deep; that is, maybe I'd put in too much and they instinctively knew the eggs could be hard to keep track of? Anyway I removed some handfuls of shavings (leaving about 3 inches of depth) and a duck did settle in. Maybe that was cause-effect, or not, it's hard to be sure. Otherwise, I can't think of anything to add to what is already on my web site. I wish you the best! You also can reach me for questions/discussion via my address as-shown at bottom of the site pages: [e-mail]

[@7kabel7]

@@jogarbellotto9471 Also, for the importance of correct dimensions (the ducks instinctively know what is required) see this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn6sdWCiqKhqgqc

[@jogarbellotto9471]

I just see these comments! Thank you so much for your reply. We installed the box and put some shavings, ducks have been swimming on the pond but so far none have approached the box. We’ll keep waiting 😊.

[@lindadmack]

Love your video! Thank you! I have a wood duck house and have purchased a trail camera which doesn't seem to capture the wood ducks. It does capture other wildlife. Can you recommend a trail camera?

[@7kabel7]

I appreciate your thanks! I am using unconventional (and inexpensive) cameras. If you go to my site, birdsgv.com and scroll down you will find a "Ducks Info" link, and by following that you'll find a section about the cameras.

[@KKUNIQUE.]

18:28 It got kicked out lmao

[@millitary1075]

Can i get a link for that camera type?

[@7kabel7]

Information about the cameras and many other things is in the "Ducks Info" section of my web site: birdsgv.com. Here's a direct link to the section about the cameras: www.birdsgv.com/duckinfo.html#content4-22

[@Fran_Tluanga]

not incubating, brooding..

[@Fran_Tluanga]

made it too high for chicks to jump out

[@christomes2217]

There is a species of duck shown in the show Hostile Planet where the babies jump off a 400 ft cliff to get down their first time.

[@brad3741]

Wood ducks regularly nest up to 40 feet above ground.

[@ps2theman232]

would have been cool if there had been a predator waiting below that would have caught and eaten all those tiny little turds as they jumped from the box

[@luukeluketer1024]

were you abused by ducks growing up ????

[@chronic2001n]

@@luukeluketer1024 lmao

[@pcstar123]

Like we would enjoy you being taken by a carnivore!