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15-APR-2015 Lejun

Wood Duck Eggs from "Dump" Box

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Dr. Gary Hepp inspecting the box.
27 Eggs were found in this box.
Dr. Hepp is Professor Emeritus, Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.
This box was was a "dump" box.
Egg dumping is common in Wood Ducks where females visit other Wood Duck boxes or cavaties,
lay eggs in them, and leave them to be raised by the other female.
This may now be more common by the abundance of artificial nest boxes.
Wood Duck females typically lay 10-11 eggs per clutch, but some very full nests, such as
this one, have been found containing 29 eggs, the result of egg-dumping.
Wood Duck Heritage Preserve & Siddique Nature Park
Opelika, Alabama

Nikon D300S
1/160s f/14.0 at 120.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time15-Apr-2015 13:24:43
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ModelNIKON D300S
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Focal Length120 mm
Exposure Time1/159 sec
Aperturef/14
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.33
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