Strangest Place You've Seen Ducks

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Strangest Place You've Seen Ducks

Postby Woodduckdawg » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:07 pm

I live around Ross Barnett Res. in Jackson and saw three ducks (Mallards) in a construction puddle behind the new Lowe's and Hobby Lobby at Dogwood Commons at Lakeland Dr. I've also seen local ducks that hang out in a ditch (ditch has no water visible from road) near a grocery store as well.

Just curious as to the strangest place you've seen ducks in season or out?
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Postby littlesmacko89 » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:22 pm

in a krogers parking lot even though it was by a lake lol
that is the strangest i have seen
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Postby Duckdawg10 » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:48 pm

There were 3 greenheads in the road (Water was standing ) behind Abners in Ridgeland. I came around the curve and ran over one. I felt bad and took it to the vet and he put it down.
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Postby Bullreds & Greenheads » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:27 pm

A couple of years ago at my company's headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a couple of Canadas took to living in the parking lot. They had a nest in the bushes that ran along the front of the building. They raised some goslings there, and when it rained they would go down to a bowl-shaped area in the parking lot and swim in the runoff rainwater. They were very territorial and chased people that got too close to the nest, but the people that worked there took to feeding them and they lived there all summer. Haven't been back since, so I don't know if they ever returned.
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Postby SoftCall » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:58 pm

I saw 200 or so mallards in the soccer fields across the street from my house three weeks ago in some sheet water after a down pour. There was a small group of blue wings with them. The mallards circled, cupped and landed and the blue wings found their own real estate adjacent to the other ducks. These birds were partially made up of park ducks but the majority were wild. It's funny, the wild birds hauled @$$ when my retriever ran towards them (to get a bumper - she will not chase live birds). The park mallards just made sure that they kept about 20 yards between them and ole black dog.
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Postby RedEyed Duck » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:18 am

I saw a pair of mallards in a puddle created from some heavy rains just out front and inbetween Wal-mart and Sams on Hwy. 64 in Bartlett/Cordova. Didn't seem to mind all the traffic, but there was a fella walking down the side walk that got em all rilled up! :lol:
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Postby rustypjr » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:26 am

All the places that I tried to hunt this year. It is really strange to go by and see them ther my the flocks.
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Postby jkb87 » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:15 pm

i found a dead one in my mailbox over christmas this past year............
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Postby bigwater » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:30 pm

i saw some coots in the beer cave up in the chevron
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Postby deltadukman » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:37 pm

Went to my truck one night last year and some friends of mine had "landed" about 85 divers in the back. I was wondering how they got there. :shock:
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Postby duckkiller » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:38 pm

bigwater wrote:i saw some coots in the beer cave up in the chevron


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I bet they waz getting all the colt45 wasnt they
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Postby bigwater » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:50 pm

i really couldn't tell they kept divin behind the old english 800
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Postby woundedduck » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:21 pm

had a friend this past weekend whose mother caught one in the house. it was a hen mallard that came down the damn chimney. ashes all over the place. when they finally caught her and released her back into lake caroline.....damn drake was on the side of the house and lit with her in the water. she got pictures. i will try and get them.
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Postby Hole Hunter » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:30 pm

I also had a friend that had a drake wood duck come down his chimney. Got ash all over the house. They opened the door and he ran out leaving them to clean up the house alone. :lol:
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Postby QUACKERS » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:23 am

had a pair of mallards in a freinds swimming pool, the drake was doing his best to make whoopie but mamma was not ready :? Is she ever though :shock:
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