Ducks are missed
Regardless of whether or not mallard ducks were cruelly trapped and killed along the Ettalong Beach Foreshore (Peninsula News, January 7) there has definitely been a huge reduction in their numbers in recent weeks.
As residents of Ettalong Beach, my husband and I have always enjoyed watching flocks of ducks and their babies swimming and feeding in the waters, huddling en masse at the waterfront and waddling around the area.
It used to be a heart-warming sight to see a line of cars waiting for a mother duck and her ducklings to cross the street.
It saddens me greatly that this charming feature of my suburb has now been taken away.
I heard a rumour that they had been relocated to another area as their numbers were increasing and causing so-called inconvenience to shop owners.
Whatever the reason, I fervently hope that they were not destroyed and are happily quacking away in their new home.
The ducks were an intrinsic part of the natural environment here and I for one, miss them on my daily walks and long for their return.
Email, 11 Jan 2013
Nitasha Thomson, Ettalong