More nesting wood duck videos

Adjusting feathers






Moving eggs. Turn up your sound and maybe you can hear eggs rattling.





The sun was hitting the nest box and maybe she was letting the eggs cool.

Wood duck on nest

Have not been traveling for awhile, but here are some pictures of our resident wood ducks on our pond. We have a video camera in the the duck house to transmit pictures to us. The hen has been setting on the eggs since about Apr. 1. The incubation period is 27 to 37 days. We will try to get more pictures and hopefully of eggs hatching.

Indian Mountain State Park

Yesterday we camped at Cades Cove campground in Smoky Mt. Nat. Pk. Last night we went on the cades cove 11 mile loop drive. It must have been feeding time for the bears because we wound up seeing 5 of them. Barb spent about an hour taking pictures of the bears until it got too dark. We have been down here many times and this is the first time since 1996 that we have seen bears. It was great. We took another trip around the loop this morning and then Barb took an hour long horseback ride. We left the Smokies about 2 pm and am camped now at Indian Mountain St. Pk. in northern Tennessee. We should be home tomorrow.



We thought this bridge looked like a sailboat


Barb in snow at Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountain Nat. Pk.


2 Bears


Gerry with bear



Bear in Smoky Mountain National Park


Gerry with bear in background