I know a guy who lives basically in the middle of a field with a pond and nothing around it. He has about 8-12 houses around a 1/4 acre pond, kinda looks rediculous to me but hey his pond he can do what he wants. He always has ducks in his pond. I was thinking of doing some wood duck houses but i hardly ever have a duck in my pond so i didnt know if theyd take or not? I do have all black really skinny bird/duck that goes under water for very long distances for a very long time its kinda neat..