Friday, we saw the first egg in our duck box. This morning, we saw "April" in the box laying another egg (most likely). She covered them up before leaving the box, so we aren't positive of the count. I guess I should call her "April 3" since I can't be sure she is the same duck we've had over the last 3 years.
One visible egg first seen on Friday. I have a videocamera mounted inside the roof of the box attached to a cable that runs up the bank from the river to a little TV inside the house. Picture quality is usually pretty bad as lights or flash can't be used inside the box. Like a trail cam, it uses infrared light when it's dark, resulting in a black and white image. If enough light is coming in the box entry hole, the camera switches to color.
April laying an egg this morning. She is a Hooded Merganser.
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I can't wait for updates!
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