A Leap of Faith
The latest episode of the PBS show Nature, "An Original DUCKumentary" aired here on Sunday night.
The North American wood duck nests in a tree hole, sometimes as high as sixty feet up. Often the nest is located over water, but not always. Either way, the day-old ducklings don't get to walk out. They have to jump.
Here's a clip from the episode, in which a nervous duckling, with her mother's encouragement, takes a leap of faith.
In this next clip, from the BBC's Planet Earth, an entire brood of Mandarin ducklings (a species closely related to wood ducks) takes to the air.
The North American wood duck nests in a tree hole, sometimes as high as sixty feet up. Often the nest is located over water, but not always. Either way, the day-old ducklings don't get to walk out. They have to jump.
Here's a clip from the episode, in which a nervous duckling, with her mother's encouragement, takes a leap of faith.
Click to viewIn this next clip, from the BBC's Planet Earth, an entire brood of Mandarin ducklings (a species closely related to wood ducks) takes to the air.