Ducks at the park~Sunday Stills Challenge~012212

I always enjoy going to our local park to see the ducks there.  They are so cute!  Somebody had just fed them right before I arrived this morning and the pigeons were busy eating, too.  There's a bunch of white ducks...I believe I counted a dozen of them and they seem to like to hang out together.  One of them is quite pushy and he has nibbled on my pants leg when I've fed them!  They are all quite enjoyable!  Sunday Stills Challenge for January 22, 2012.

Early morning at the park and ducks

I had to stop and drive a fellow teacher to school yesterday morning, and I had about 20 extra minutes before picking her up, so I stopped by the park.  It was just barely sunrise and I had my tripod in the car (THANK GOODNESS!), so I set it up and took some photos.  I also had some pigeon food from a 50 pound bag that I bought at the feed store, which I bought at a discount because it had ripped open.  So, I had two ziploc bags full of pigeon food.  The ducks were all hungry and quacking at me, so I decided to feed them.  OH. MY. GOODNESS!  Once I started putting out food, there were ducks flying across the park in my direction!  I nearly got struck twice!  I could just see the headline:  "Local teacher killed by ducks in the park!"  OYE!  Then, I felt tugging on my pants and looked down to see a white duck with its mouth open (after tugging on my pants).  He was quite an amusing fellow!  I guess that's how he gets people to feed him!  There must have been over 100 ducks all around me as I made my backward exit to my car and safety!  I think I'll go back this morning and feed them again!  Hehehehehehe!  (If you click on the bottom photo, you can see the little Christmas lights on the wreath....)

Ducks at the park~Nature Notes~October 20, 2011

Our local park has its own flock of ducks who hang around it day in and out.  They're very spoiled and tame...lots of people feed them.  Unfortunately, they don't always feed them the right foods.  I've seen people feeding them Doritos and bread.  I read that ducks shouldn't be fed those foods as they have no nutritional value.  I didn't feed them as I didn't have any food...what DO you feed ducks?  Birdseed?  Duck food? Nature Notes for October 20, 2011.  To see Nature Notes, please go to:  http://ramblingwoods.com/