We had 3 mallards showed up at our pond. They're beautiful birds, so I tolerated them until I learned what a headache they are. They soon learned to associate us with fish pellets, and hung around waiting for us to feed. I would estimate 1 mallard can consume more feed pellets in 10 seconds than 200 BG. They also learn that you have tasty bait on your fishing line, and try to grab it. The final straw was watching them dabble around the edges of my pond, eating up my minnows and shrimp. I began throwing dirt chunks at them, to chase them away while I fed the fish. That became ineffective when they learned what a poor shot I was. 1 day I went to the pond, and was delighted to find they had moved to my neighbor's pond, where they are apparently welcome. Or maybe he is fattening them up for gumbo. \:\)

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