[Jerseyjoe]

I was out putting a new fence in and I walked under this oak tree and heard a loud nice from the tree. When I looked up I saw a duck perched on a limb. It was around dusk and I thought that he might be roosting for the night like other birds but I never knew that ducks roosted in trees. Was this duck missing some brain function or is it common for them to roost in trees?

 

[lifehog]

Was it a wood duck i have seen them in the trees all the time.

 

[Jerseyjoe]

It looked like a young mallard.

 

[Spltlim]

more than likely it was a hen woody...they will nest in a tree

 

[JerseyFJ40]

more than likely it was a hen woody...they will nest in a tree

I would agree... but they normally like to nest near water so when the young come out the nest, they plot down into it. How far are you from a water source?

 

[SWAMP HUNTER]

I HAVE SEEN WOOD DUCKS NEST FAR FROM WATER .LOOK FOR A HOLE IN THAT TREE. LITTLE ONES WILL DROP OUT AND WALK TO THE WATER WITH MOM. THE LITTLE ONES COME OUT WITH GREAT CAMO.