May 30 Email:
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As promised, here are photos of jump day at the Wood Duck nest box on the creek behind our house. I waited in my blind for four hours this morning waiting for the jump. I checked on the eggs Monday evening when the hen and drake were out feeding and a couple of the eggs were already starting to crack. Knowing they were all going to hatch on Monday or Tuesday I knew they were going to jump today. It has been pretty incredible to watch as this process progressed. Once the hen jumped, the whole process took less than two minutes. Here are the photos.
Rick Hamlin
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4 comments:
So cute. Thanks. :)
Awesome photos, thanks for sharing! Did you get any video footage?
Regards,
Roger
No video Roger. It happened so fast I didn't have a chance to try. From the time the hen jumped to the time the last duckling was in the water was less than 2 minutes. Maybe next year.
Thanks for sharing! These are awesome photos!
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