Brent and Phil worked hard all day and by this afternoon were ready to put up the new wood duck house Phil made. They selected a site overlooking Gorgeous Gorge but a little up the bank so the pole would not be sitting in mud. The tin on the post is a predator deterrent and in this picture they are filling the bottom w/ cedar wood shavings. When the ducklings hatch, mom coaxes them to jump out of the box's hole. Hopefully, the box isn't too high, the swampy ground will be a soft place to land, and from here it's just a few feet downhill to the water's edge. Should be a perfect site for a wood duck. Just have to wait and see if one of them agrees w/ me.
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Looks good. 5 of my 6 got used this year. One by a Hooded Merganser. Lot's of fun. If that predator guard doesn't work double it up with a cone also.
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