Wood duck west nest - May 21, 2018 

I was first supersized that she layed 26 eggs, but it makes sense if a merganser layed eggs first and the wood duck highjacked the box. Either way a great turnout for conservation

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Enjoyed your video immensely. I have been having wood duck nesting boxes out on my pond where I live plus at my camp. I have a total of 17 in all. Put my first wood duck nesting box out on my pond when I was 18 years old and I will be turning 69 in just a few months. Never lost interest. Been very satisfying. I can not tell you how many hundreds of ducklings have jumped from my boxes but it will never be enough. The joy of watching them is endless. N. Louisiana is where this is taking place. Thanks again for your video.

I cannot Express enough thanks to you for this BEAUTIFUL story posting!! This is my first time I 've ever viewed how incredibly caring this mother was & in such protection!!!!.. An assurance **making Sure every single one of her babies are accounted for & Safe!!! I cannot Thank you enough for this posting!!!.This was the first time I've ever viewed something of this nature and I was sitting on pins & needles the whole time as i watched mommy in action!!!. . . . God Bless ** you**!!!!!

Thank you for that incredible footage! For those who are leaving negative comments about the size of the nest box, in natural cavities, these birds don't always have it that good. I asked a wildlife manager once, why a wood duck nested in my screech owl box in my aunt's woods, nearly a mile from a major water source? He said, "Some times, they (the water fowl) have to nest great distances from a major water source, because there aren't enough large cavities for them very nearby." Made sense. My cousin is currently digging a kidney-shaped one acre pond. I've asked his permission to place eastern bluebird, tree swallow and purple martin housing around it. I plan also to ask about bat roosts. And, why not wood duck boxes?!

Very Nice video my friend, I Have some vidéo of the Wood Duck on my Channel, Have a great weekend 🌈

I was fishing in the Sierras several years ago and was lucky enough to see a bunch of merganser chicks leave their nest. What was surprising to me was the nest was 50 feet up in an old pine, and the landing zone was rocks. They'd hit and bounce a bit, lay there stunned for half a minute and then run down to mom waiting just off shore. They all survived the drop.

That was a nail bitter! I was sweating just watching!

I have seen a lady take eggs that failed to hatch and put them under a broody hen. They all hatched about three days later.

so beautiful 😍 💖 💗 ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ and 💓 thanks 😊 🙏 😀

Merganser/cuckoo duck. Little mergansers are cute with their fuzzy heads.

What a LOVELY story - and thanks for dedication it took to put this all together! I have recently moved from a home with a large backyard and now live in a condo. Having some"nature withdrawal" pains, and your video was a big help.

What about the little chick left with all the remaining eggs? Did he survive? And what about the eggs?

I always thought the nesting boxes had to be above the water, interesting...

That’s a lot of leftover eggs. Aren’t there any predators that’ll clean them out?

Great video! Amazing how the little ones can climb and jump from such a height. Thank you for the video!

What happened to the baby duck left behind??

Gona need a bigger box

Wonderful story and clever photography ! Thanks.

If a wood duck could duck under wood, under how much wood would a wood duck duck? I wasn't aware ducks will share a nest. That's amazingly social, but also kinda crazy. I guess many didn't hatch because there wasn't enough heat for all of them. Also, do you know whether they were all intended to be one hatching or whether some of the eggs maybe had abandoned-status? What you called "Murphy's Law corollary" is actually Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives.

I'd like plans for nest box like that I'll build a bunch for my yard

i hope you took the poor left out one and looked after it. Ducks are not that hard to raise without their mom

uha the mesh so they climb out 😲 wonder how many boxes made deep without mesh ? chicks cant get out ? 😳

Very nice video thank you for this big job my friend

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing!

If that's your backyard, it's beautiful

Just curious how the babies jumped from the nest box.

Who and where are the mergansers' parents?

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I didn't know that even for ducks there's some drama. This is a good story for a telenovela and apparently there could be a Season 2 as the story of the remaining eggs and the other duckling that was left behind continues... 😊

If I were in your place I would have definitely helped the poor one left in the box

What a great little video and very interesting, thanks for posting.

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That was nice to watch 😁

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Not such a happy ending for the one left behind ☹,i hope u took it and raised it

Nice video.

Looks like they're about to drive her crazy

And the last one who didn't jump from the nest?

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Mom went back in to see if any babies were left. Think they almost always do that.

Hi,what happen to the last duckling that hatched?

Thank god blessings the ducking!

The hatching night, mum can't even sleep

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Lovely incredible footage with amazing interpreting with narrative :))

All wood duck houses are made like that so not many predators can get in. Not all the eggs will necessary hatch that's part of the reason why they lay so many. The one that hatched late is unfortunate but its nature. Cool video, I have watched 22 ducklings jump out of there house last year it was a cool experience.

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There are two different species among chicks

Perhaps I missed it but how did 3 merganser eggs get in with this wood duck's clutch? Did a merganser hen lay three eggs and then the wood duck took over the nest laying hers with the merganser's?

I love wood ducks! Add a like and a reply to my comment for those who are a HUGE fan of wood ducks!

which amcrest camera do you use? nice video!

Why is the hen there? I had heard that hens would lay eggs in the same box. Perhaps, the intruder hens is looking for her ducklings.

Thanks for the video.. ☺👍

Like is so hard for these little birds and that is only the first day ! We put wood duck houses up last year hoping to have some babies this spring !,

You should of hatched out the remaining 15 eggs. They were not bad but simply laid at a later date

Sir you could continue Incubation 15 others eggs Few More days

The Evil Spirit put in dummy eggs

Unfortunately this is not happy end what about the last baby 🤨😞😢

two types of ducks?..... and what about the last lone duckling?

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Sir next time Make a Small hole lower of the nest For chicks could jump out

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This wooden box is not suitable for ducks because its door is high and narrow.

good 👍 video 👍 📹 such more than and thanks 😊 🙏 👍

Then what were you doing there... you should combine them

Awesome video!

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鴨子居住的空間也太小了吧....整體設計不良😓😓😓😓😓

Awesome. We are putting up 6 boxes. I will upgrade my climb out ladder, after seeing yours. Thank you for recording and posting this.

What happened to the last little one who hatched to late , did he died or you did save him ?

We wish good luck to the ducks 😅

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26 eggs??? Imagine if human reproduction was like this. I think every woman in the world would run away from every man in the world.

Isn't Mother Nature great? She works in mysterious ways!

But what about the one in the booooxxxxxxxxxxxxx!!!! *starts foaming at the mouth while making demonic screeching* wHy pEopLE neVeR IncLUde moRe deTaiLs REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

No one saved the duckling 🐥 left in the box?

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Why don't you put the last one with their mom

The biggest reason I would raise ducks from a hatching is the "egg tooth." What follows is an speculative, angry rant explaining that reason. Oh sure, there are thousands of bird focused documentaries covering every aspect of every kind of bird out there, and they all share the same traits of talking about that damn "specialized egg tooth" every hatchling of every species is equipped with. The first time the egg shakes is when the narrator starts talking about that oral tool of freedom. Camera zooms in on an egg *time edit*. Then we see a chick gasping for air through a tiny hole in the shell, *time edit* aaaannnnd BOOM! A bunch of sleepy-eyed wads of down. Do they evaporate? Does mom connect it to a door knob with a piece of string? Not once did anyone, anywhere in any doc. ever think "hmm, every bird doc. ever made talks about that damn tooth but never shows it. Let's be the first bird doc. to break with tradition and, oh I don't know, SHOW OUR VIEVING AUDIENCE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?!?!" Is it really that damn interesting to talk about but so visually unimpressive, a lingering shot of an empty nest is so much better? Look! every white splatter in this cramped area represents a time momma bird couldn't invest 7 seconds in keeping this place $%!+ free.

what ended up happening to the little guy that hatched late?

How is it that a wood duck hen would incubate merganser eggs or vice versa? I have seen this behavior before and the question remains unanswered...oh well. There is always voided eggs or still born when nesting, eh?

10:26 That's 7 baby ducks plus 3 extras that don't match the others. What's the story on that?

What about the late hatcher what happened to them

One hatches too late? Oh no, what happened to him?

You are good man which lkes nature.... God bless you Sir

A lot of abandoned eggs too

What happened to the late hatchling?

Thank-you for filming this it's not something us folkes would see ..otherwise ...awesome camera work ...and thankfully the wonders of nature ...a happy ending ...may I ask what happened to the other eggs were they unfertilized ?

I hope someone saved the other eggs and the last baby.

How did the mergansers get in there?

where is their father, irresponsible

Very nice ;)))

Amazing video, thaks for sharing.

Amazing

You are blessed to have seen this. Could you by any chance help the little one left in the box ? A veterinarian or forest office. Feel bad for the one left out.

Absolutely beautiful. I saw a stunning male wood duck in Hyde Park, the day after the Queen's Funeral!

How come there’s eggs of two different species?

Incredible! Maybe she was an inexperienced mother!

Such a shame about the little one and the rest of the eggs