Show When Wood Dude Dud Nests Nei Far from its natural element water and often otten a she tn m le or more from the then nearest n nearest a st watercourse ater te the wood duck duck unlike other th r members of or Its family usually builds Its It nest However the difficulty of transporting the family from the nest to tJ the feeding grounds I Is II solved sol In a truly remarkable wayNo way No 0 sooner sooner are are the eggs tS hatched anc and the the ducklings about about the m size sire e of Jf bu bums than each parent bird takes takers Ii a little ore ori one in to Its bill bUt wriggles through the opening in the chestnut tree or white oak which harbors the nest neet and with a quick glance hu ce lest some enemy ma may lurk near flies files swiftly overland to creek cleEk or or water hole bole Here lIere the tiny burdens bardens are dropped gently Into the water r Without previous swimming lessons these newly hatched mites dart darter over er the surface of ot the water for tor forthe forthe the cover of er cor r where they Uler hide bide until the return 01 ot of their thel parents with more of th their thIr Ir brothers brothers broth broth- ers era and sisters |