very carefully
Yeah, most likely, especially if her young are still there. This is not, of course, reason to disturb her nest yourself. And actually, under the Migratory Bird Act, it is illegal to disturb the nest, eggs, or young of native birds.
The nest.
nest but on the ground
Ducks mostly find food in the pond which is either pond fish or bread sunk from tourists that fed them.But the duck would have to find food in their habitat as they cant leave the nest out of sight as either if they have eggs a blackbird or a crow will come and eat them. Or if another bird lands in it, the senses will be left in the nest and when the duck comes back the sense of the other bird that was there will be smelt by the other duck and fly off making another nest in a quieter place as they can find.
The nest.
in a nest.
The nest.
Yes, a hen duck may sit on a nest with unfertilized eggs. Some hens exhibit broody behavior and will sit on eggs regardless of whether they are fertilized or not. However, the hen duck may eventually realize that the eggs are not viable and may abandon the nest.
Don't take any of the eggs, or she WONT come back. she might of abandoned her nest, if she doesn't come back, take the eggs at night and warm them up. There is a chance they are still living.
the mother bird will not come back to the nest, and will just leave the egg there.
A pond or lake