Khaki Campbell duck killed while nesting, barely eaten, eggs eaten.

[Keywizard]

Do you think it was a fox? Sadly, our duck was "missing" for days. We did not know that she was nesting. She had a clutch of 12 eggs in a nest, in our flower bed. We have had a hawk take one of them before, but are now wondering if this is a fox. We have seen a red fox near our property.

 

[zazouse]

I bet coon or possium or both, unless your fox only likes eggs it would have taken the whole duck and come back for the eggs.

 

[LallyBrochFarm]

An ermine will do the same thing. Kill and leave the birds. Usually, they come back to feed off the dead bodies. You could set a trap to see if something comes back to feed.

Sorry about your loss. That is hard. Perhaps you can save the eggs by incubation?
Sonja Twombly of http://lallybrochfarms.blogspot.com/