Wood duck eggs in nesting box

More than a dozen white eggs together under fluffy duck down in a nesting box

Photo By/Credit

Andrew Hendry/McGill University Montreal Canada

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Wood duck eggs generally are laid in existing tree cavities or, as in this case, human-built nest boxes.

Ecosystem

Wetland

Species

Aix

Subject tags

Birds

Waterfowl

Wetlands

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