A duck pond or duckpond is a pond for ducks and other waterfowl. Duck ponds provide habitats for waterfowl and other birds, who use the water to bathe in and drink.
Typically, such ponds are round, oval or kidney-shaped.[citation needed] An example is the lily pond in the University Parks at Oxford in England, constructed in 1925. Often, as in public parks, such ponds are artificial and ornamental in design. Sometimes they may be less ornamental, as for example in a farmyard or flooded quarry. A small domestic version of the duck pond is at Knowle Farm in Derbyshire.[1]
A Duck pond and ducks in Howrah, West Bengal, India.
Some duck ponds are purposely built for duck hunting. These flight ponds are constructed by hunters and wildfowlers to attract ducks, such as mallard, teals, bufflehead and wigeon, at dawn and at dusk. The ponds have shallow edges to allow ducks to reach food on the bottom. Barley is often used to attract or hold the birds.
A duck house, duck canopy, or duck island, is an often floating structure onto or into which ducks can climb, offering protection from predators such as foxes. Some are simple wooden shelters on land, while others are on islands in duck ponds or lakes; they can be quite ornate and/or large structures. A rather famous example can be found at Woodway House in Devon, England. A small domestic version of a duck house is at Knowle Farm in Derbyshire.[2] Such houses are also used for the birds to nest in a safe and convenient area. Dummy eggs, originally ceramic and now plastic, are used to encourage birds to lay in the duck house.
Installation and maintenanceedit
They must be cleaned out about every month to prevent an unwanted and smelly buildup of fecal matter that is gradually left behind by the birds using it. They may also be prone to flooding during a storm if they are not raised adequately off the ground.
^Allen, Nick (21 May 2009). "MPs' expenses: Sir Peter Viggers claimed for £1,600 floating duck island". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
External linksedit
Friends of the Duck Pond — OUPD
The University Parks, Oxford — Introduction
April 18, 2024
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