24 March 2025
Jacksonville, North Florida, USA
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
at the beginning
8:30 AM every morning
protecting the family
There are 9 eggs already in the nest
The duck tries to hide the nest
The duck laid 9 eggs. We are waiting for her to start hatching them.
After the duck laid all 9 eggs, she began to sit on them at night.
While the duck was leaving the nest for the day, some predator came and stole one egg.
The time should soon come when the duck will sit in the nest all the time, hatching eggs. It's been 13-14 days since the duck started laying eggs. It's time to hatch the eggs