If you’re off to feed the ducks at Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park, please take note of the signs asking you to not feed the ducks, swans and geese with bread. Instead please consider these duck and swan-safe foods and remember to feed wild ducks responsibly.
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On a rainy day, you’ll often hear someone proclaiming that it’s “good weather for ducks”.
You may hope this means that although we’re getting a soaking when out and about, at least our feathered quacking friends are having a good time.
Unfortunately the origin of the expression is actually terrible news for ducks.
Many people who enjoy hunting and shooting ducks regard a little rain as ideal hunting conditions – it masks the hunter’s presence a little more than dry conditions, hence rain is “good for ducks” if you’re a hunter. We’ve had the misfortune of browsing duck hunter websites when researching this expression and really don’t want to provide links to those website for you!
A £300k research project carried out in 2009 identified that ducks actually preferred being under a shower of water than having access to a pool of water. Alas, the research was for duck farmers, so it’s still no reason to be happily quacking in the rain.
However, our feathered quacking friends come equipped with a fine feathered raincoat, so they’re at least well prepared for rain, even if we can’t be sure they’re loving it. Rain to ducks really is just “like water off a duck’s back”.
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Team Quack Snacks enjoyed a wonderful day meeting visitors to the biggest nature event in South Wales – Go Wild 2018, held within Parc Bryn Bach.
We were invited to spread the “no bread for ducks” message and showcase our plastic free packaging – and with a good few hundred flyers and packs of Quack Snacks distributed, we hope to have weened a few more folk off bread!
The event itself attracted a great number of visitors, with displays and activities ranging from beekeeping and river life, to wild flowers and owls. If you weren’t there, you should definitely look out for it in 2019! Plus, Parc Bryn Bach is well worth a visit all year round.
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Team Quack Snacks were off duty enjoying a stroll around the wonderful gardens of Hanbury Hall, when a mother duck walked her little ones right up to and past us. We think we’re very lucky indeed!
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Team Quack Snacks are big fans of Shrewsbury and can often be found making a beeline for a sumptuous breakfast in Peaberry’s or a bag of pic n mix from Mollie’s!
Last weekend we were treated to a glorious sunny Bank Holiday Saturday, so enjoyed a long stroll along the River Severn. Well, we say stroll, there was a fair amount of sitting in the park watching the world and ducks go by – bliss!
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