Many waterfowl prefer nesting in thick lakeside vegetation.
Tall grass and bushes protect a hen from the elements and conceal her from predators. The most successful floating nests have included a nest site combined with a plant bed for vegetation. You can fill the plant bed by collecting aquatic plants from the lake's shoreline. Local 'bog' plants will grow and multiply in the thin layer of water inside the float. Initially, waterfowl will use the float for foraging and roosting.