Amazed

We have lived in our lake house for 3 years now. Every late winter/spring, the wood ducks come in. Before we added dirt behind our wall we used to have 3 wood duck boxes (wooden boxes out in the water) now we only have one. But every year, they come in and have their babies and then leave. The sweetest thing has happened every year. In the mornings, the male wood duck will come out of the box and plop into the water. In a few minutes (it could be five or longer) out comes the female. What amazes me so though is that he waits. For the entire time she is doing whatever it is a wood duck needs to do to get ready for the day...he waits. He never strays more than 5 feet from the box. It's almost like he comes out, makes sure its safe for her and then signals for her to come out as well. Amazing.