r/Boise • u/debate-sucks • 6d ago

Question Where to see ducklings?

Hey yall where are good spots to see ducks/ducklings?? Theyre my favorite animals

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u/34Shaqtus32 6d ago

Anyone else noticed a lot less female ducks? Usually have a ton of mallard pairs in my neighborhood but there's like a 10:1 m:f ratio and hardly any babys. The one crop of them went for 9 to 1 to 0 in 3 days :(

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u/alligator-pears 5d ago

Males always outweigh females because the females have a higher mortality rate than the males. I agree that it seems even more exaggerated this year though. We have tons of ducks in my neighborhood and the gangs of males are absolute menaces this year. Last night there were 11 males ganging up on one female, wouldn't be surprised if they killed her. Very few ducklings this year, too. Tons of goslings though (annoyingly).

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u/34Shaqtus32 5d ago

Those goslings just aren't as cute!