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Where do ducks find shelter?

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Anywhere that contains water and it's rarely visited by large animals (including humans). However, some even find habitats under bridges or in a spot where they would feel very less disurbed if they can't find a spot away from humans. But regardless, Mallard Ducks always rest in a wet location.

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Most ducks breed near aquatic habitats such as wetlands. Some species migrate to high-latitude (arctic) wetlands, while others make use of lower-latitude wetlands. Because they are subject to cyclic flooding and drying cycles, the lower-latitude wetlands are highly variable in their suitability for nesting. For example, the prairie pothole region of the Great Plains provides nesting habitat for many ducks: Dabbling ducks typically nest along wetland edges in this region, while canvasbacks, ruddy ducks, and others nest in the aquatic vegetation within potholes. At the moment, however, the prairie pothole region is experiencing a dry spell, which is probably cutting down on reproduction numbers. Mergansers and goldeneyes breed along lakes and rivers in wooded areas farther north, sometimes laying their clutches of eggs in tree cavities or in holes in rock cliffs. Other species-such as eiders and northern pintails-breed in even more northerly tundra regions, alongside snow geese and tundra swans. American black ducks nest primarily on the ground, but occasionally they may choose tree cavities in the marshes and woods of northeast North America. The true tree-nesters include the wood duck, American goldeneye, Barrow's goldeneye, hooded merganser, and bufflehead.

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Many ducks nest in different places. Some ducks like to nest in trees, such as wood ducks. Some ducks like Mallard ducks like to nest in flower pots. Ducks mostly nest close to water, such as in a bush near a lake or pond.

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Ducks in middle North America find immediate shelter in large grasses or cattail prauns that live along the edges of ponds. Some will take shelter under trees with low bows like pines or evergreens.

For long term shelter, like keeping warm in the winter, they go into the forest preserve. Where exactly, I don't know. But I do see them flying in there after spending a day wandering the urban area where I live.

The true shelter or home a duck or goose chooses depends on the individual animal. Some need complete seclusion, others may just like to sit under an awning outside a store and wait out a rainstorm. Nesting season is approaching fast, if you want to study more about ducks and geese now is the time to start scoping out your area and see which couples will be setting up their nests. And like I said, every site is different...some will really surprise you!

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They can be found in rivers, lakes, brooks, oceans, and the sky.
all over the world

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Wild ducks find shelter in bushes/under trees. Captive ducks usually have a coop that they are kept in.

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in the pond

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Nest

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