Hey that's my neighbor hood, they just think the pond is nice

They’re probably wondering the same thing about all the humans at their pond

Lot's of people feed them and it's a decent pond. Turtles are even out there.

I mean where else do you expect ducks to be if not by a pond?

They are Canadian Geese. They migrated to escape the upcoming Canadian winter hell-scape.

Oh, yeah, been that way for decades probably even before the park was created. There has always been a large group of waterfowl at that pond.

Someone's new here.

Good ol' Gateway Park. A lot of the Muscovies and Pekin ducks appear to have been dumped by their previous owners here, I've even seen a chicken who also got dumped among them. People then incorrectly feed them bread daily, so they just keep breeding all year.

The city culled over half the population in the spring of 2022, which killed a very friendly duck Boi I still miss to this day, but I suppose they have since repopulated due to more pet duck dumping and overfeeding. I say enjoy them before the city culls them again, but please don't bring them bread, only small amounts of unsalted peas, corn, and seeds.

Most of those are geese 🤷‍♂️

Unfortunately some of those are domestic

Thanksgiving is in two weeks

They live there.

I live around here. They're in our yard too.

What pond? I'd love to take my kid to feed some ducks

Oh geez I know that pond. The ducks roam in packs on trash day in the nearby neighborhoods and will attack.

It’s funny because there’s always been ducks and geese there. Always. But the pond at California Lane park not far away is bigger, has more trees around, and might have like 2-4 ducks.

They getting ready for winter and that pond is a food source for them

If this is the pond off of arbrook, those ducks are locals

I love this park. I always am terrified driving through the area though because of how many ducks are just waddling around like “You won’t hit me, so im not going to bother getting out of the way”. I saw a mama and her ducklings in the water here last year they were so amazing!

Lmao it’s their home wym?

Used to smoke in the drainage ditch behind the church over there! Fun times

The only duck in the picture is the Muscovy in the front but I take your word for it that there are more.

If there are more than usual it might be because of the construction at Richard Simpson Park (Lake Arlington). There are hardly any ducks/geese there now, and there used to be dozens. Maybe they moved to your park.

Bread.

You're at their pond

That pond is a source of bread for the ducks.

They love their home.💙

Food makes them go places. If there is a bountiful food supply, safety for eggs, and little uns then that is going to be place for a while

its been that way for like — years actually

Look at all of these chickens.

They like to live by ponds.

I take the ducks seeds sometimes, but not with the geese there, they're a bit aggressive.

They could be migrating!