I am looking to go out and feed some ducks soon. Doing a quick search, I see there is a Riverside park downtown-which I'm afraid may be too populated/loud children, and there is also a San Pablo park with a duck pond a couple minutes away from Riverside. I live closer to the Intercoastal bridge around Hodges, and I was wondering if there are any quiet places around there to feed some ducks and have a good time. Also, it doesn't have to be right in that area, if you know of a good spot, let me know. Thanks for your time.
I'm not sure what's a good public place to feed waterfowl. At the former apartments where I lived Lenox Court, I used to feed ducks & geese; The apartments where I live now, they're against it (with signage) because of trash issues.
There's an apartment complex on Hodges right off of JTB (The Registry) that has a lot of ducks.
There are a few scattered benches beside the retention pond overlooking the golf course where I've seen dozens of people feeding ducks.
The complex actually had the ducks "removed" (trapped and euthanized, I believe) a few years back, which caused a lot of outrage with the residents, but they're hard to keep away.
There's also "The Duck Pond" in Miramar. It's a beautiful spot off San Jose Boulevard more formally called "Colonial Manor Park".
There is a pond in front of the Chets Creek Church on Hodges. Not sure it is really a public pond though.
Quote from: Apache on March 30, 2015, 04:23:21 PM
Why do I feel like this entire thread is some kind of code talk for something nefarious.
WHAT THE HELL IS REALLY GOING ON WITH THESE "DUCKS" YOU PEOPLE SPEAK OF?
You may be on to something. The person who started this thread is actually Darryl Tardy.
I guess that we were trolled LOL
Thanks for all of your replies. This is just something I'm doing with a friend. No harmful intentions. I will have to look up this Darryl mentioned. I will cruise around and check out some of the places mentioned soon, thanks! Always open for more suggestions.
Subway.
Quote from: billy on March 30, 2015, 09:50:46 PM
Subway.
No need to turn this into a comedic contest. I prefer straight answers not coming from urbandictionary.
Years ago there was an area behind the Lakewood shopping center where you could feed ducks.
It is no longer as accessible due to town homes that were built. You could feed them from the road crossing (Cornell?)near San Jose,
although you may be competing with a fisherman or two.
Maybe you could get access from the parking lot next to Cruisers.
This is New Rose Creek, we always referred to it as the Duck Pond.
There is also a park at Christopher Creek across San Jose from Epping Forrest.
My comment was a reference to comedian Mitch Hedberg who has a funny routine:
Google/Youtube "Ducks eat for free at Subway." I was previously unaware of the Urban Dictionary interpretation.
Quote from: Anonymous on March 31, 2015, 06:32:24 AM
Quote from: billy on March 30, 2015, 09:50:46 PM
Subway.
No need to turn this into a comedic contest. I prefer straight answers not coming from urbandictionary.
Whether it's straight or a momentary lapse is really between you and your buddy you're feeding the ducks with.
Sorry, you set yourself up for that one...
Dear Anonymous,
The actions of feeding ducks have been held by many humans over the years, especially when a duck population is close to them as in a park or pond across the street. The fact is, human's should not feed any animal not domesticated, as the in this case, duck as they will quickly learn to look for food from humans and it's usually bread, so their protein levels are zero. Ducks, birds, squirrels and other "wild life" need to learn on their own how to find food for their bodies. The water contain many sources of food needed, as to why they are at the water. Feeding any wildlife bread, while having them to depend solely on humans will slowly kill them.
I do not know where you should feed the ducks, but Metro Jacksonville, is clearly the spot to feed trolls.
Excellent truths, Jax Native. A refreshing perspective. I will do some reading into this and educate myself. (Truth be told, I fed the ducks today at Colonial Manor) it was fantastic, pigeons, a few ducks, and some greedy geese. Don't really want to give away a good spot (although Tacachale provided this answer as well, thanks! I guess it is San Jose Blvd.) but people can really have some good memories there too. So fuck it. Cool new place to see, regardless, I have never been to that spot of town.
+1
Quote from: stephendare on April 04, 2015, 10:13:56 PM
Great points Jax Native, although I can say for certain that the anonymous asked a sincere question, and unfortunately the thread was lightly hijacked by a few others.
Its a good question though.
Aren't there a number of places where the ducks are domesticated? Meaning that they are a permanent presence rather than migratory. I am rather under the impression that they are in Confederate Park.
Ducks can be domesticated under certain conditions, although I see the only ones domesticated as those use in farming, making foie gras, etc.. I don't view the wild ducks, meaning ducks who have no human owners as being domesticated animals, although some are.
I'm viewing domesticated animals, as ones who are fed a diverse diet, pleasant disposition, bred in captivity, etc. I'm calling out the ducks hanging out at the parks being fed by humans not domesticated. No human take care of the animal, give health checks, knowing specific breeding habits, etc. The ducks will always be a part of the parks as long as humans feed them. But, that's usually the only place they get nutrition, which leads to dependency on different humans to exist. They usually have health issues, inbreeding, and inability to defend themselves. It's fun for people to do, and while I'm not calling out everyone who does this occasionally, in some places this leads to danger to them. I lived next to a small retention pond, where ducks, geese, etc. began to assemble. All of these should be able to find from nature, water, bugs, etc. Then a neighbor started bringing loads of bread every day to dump out near the water. Soon these animals would not leave to go on typical migration trail or seek food as is inherent to.
I feel the same about feeding the stray and feral cats around Riverside. If you take a 15 minute walk, you can see food left in plates, containers everywhere. The biggest problem exist when the human feeding the "wild' animal does not follow through with spay or neutering cats. The saddest thing to see is a bunch of kittens show up and know they are in danger. Stray cats get ran over all the time, and cause disturbance where not wanted. If anyone decides to start feeding stray anythings, first make sure the animal is healthy & spay or neuter.
A. I see you have found many options so good luck and have fun!
Quote from: Jax native on April 04, 2015, 08:55:29 PM
..................I do not know where you should feed the ducks, but Metro Jacksonville, is clearly the spot to feed trolls.
This thought will keep me smiling all day. Thanks.