[NatureNS] Ducks in New Minas

Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:09:05 -0300
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Hi all,

These ducks are fed by the people who live in the house to the south  
of this small pond, when he comes out to feed the ducks he shovels  
corn onto the lawn and then the snow in the winter time. The past  
couple of winters I have seen upwards of seven hundred ducks in this  
small water body. In the evening you can watch ducks fly in from all  
directions to roost in this hunter safe refuge.

The small street that connects to Highbury Rd on the east is called  
Mill Rd because this is the site of a former lumber mill that was last  
operated by a Mr. Wood and then his son in law Bill Hockey. The mill  
operated into the 1950's and when it burned Mr. Hockey got out of this  
business and moved to Kentville where he still resides. The pond is  
part of the mill pond when this was a water mill.


George Forsyth

Quoting Gary Myers <gemyers@eastlink.ca>:

> There were several dozen mallards feeding/resting/hanging out beside  
>  the unknown (to me) brook that runs along Highbury Road in New  
> Minas  this evening.  At first I was cautious about disturbing them,  
> then  as I spent more time taking pictures they started to come  
> toward me,  maybe they’re used to being fed.  Pictures at the link  
> were taken  just south of Mill St.
> http://www.pbase.com/fundybayman/birds_and_other_wildlife



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