How does the 🦆 duck get into the 🥫 can?
Only six of the Föhr bird hides remain, although only the Boldixum bird hide can be visited.
Bird hides were once used to obtain food and were an important part of the local economy. The bird hide consists of an artificial pond surrounded by so-called "pipes." These pipes are narrow, increasingly narrow passageways covered with nets.
How it works:
* Decoys: Domesticated ducks lure their wild counterparts into the hide, where they find food and a safe place to rest.
* The trap: When the wild ducks follow the decoys, they fall into the pipes. These are designed so that the ducks can swim in but cannot get out.
* The catch: At the end of the pipe is a net in which the ducks are caught.
☝️A short explanation of the bird hides on Föhr is worth watching: