Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you decide to build your own or purchase a duck boxes help address habitat loss for cavity-nesting duck species. Nic Bray, ...

A hen mallard incubates her eggs inside a hen house installed on a backyard pond. The structure sat unused for three years before mallards began nesting in it. Credit: Christi Elliott The BDN outdoors ...

Q. What kind of ducks lay eggs in the boxes I see on trees and poles around lakes and reservoirs? And what is the purpose of the large silver-colored cones installed between the nesting box and the ...