I've got eagles, wood duck boxes, and wood ducks. I'm sure they get a few, but I doubt very many. They sometimes circle our house spying on our own domestic ducks. So far (~7 yrs) they haven't tried for one, but that may change. Everyone has to eat.

If you look at some of the eagle nest cameras on line (Google Decorah eagles for a couple of the better ones), you can look at what they bring to the nest. Lots of squirrels, lots of fish. I saw a duck only one time (mallard). Crows. They seem to be hell on crows. Muskrats. Lots of odds and ends. As I understand it, ducks are a primary winter food, but not a primary summer food.

Here is a video of feeding from yesterday - fish was on the menu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYC0HzwIhr0

This one should take you to the 24/7 live camera
https://youtu.be/pIEUiJaMPQ4 If not, then go to https://explore.org/livecams and select Decorah eagles.


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