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Back in my days ducks were just fish with extra wings and legs

For some reason this post caused me to search to see if there are types of birdseed which are not suitable for ducks. From a few minutes of reading, I'm relatively sure now that at least all common types of birdseed are fine for them. But, along the way, I found this LLM slop https://plantnative.org/can-ducks-eat-bird-seed.htm (URL rendered unclickable since it is spam) which strongly implies that ducks are not in fact birds:

• "Yes, ducks do eat bird seed. Although bird seeds are specifically prepared to meet the nutrient demand of birds. But still, bird seed can be served as a snack to ducks in limited amounts."
• "Bird seeds are loaded with nutrients and can be beneficial for ducks the way they are for birds."

If I'm being completely fair and objective, not all birds eat "bird seed" and not everyone is well-informed about the diets of various types of bird. But also, at least where I live, some parks have signs that specifically say not to feed the ducks/geese at all, and I can totally understand how that might lead people to conclude that it's not safe to feed them.

On the other hand, I'm reminded of the time that I was at an insect exhibit when one of the educators running the booth referred to "these animals" and the woman behind me asked something like "bugs is animals?" And it still leaves me perplexed that otherwise seemingly fully functional people make it to adulthood thinking that insects are not animals.

I have ducks and they go absolutely crazy for watermelon. My neighbor gave me half a watermelon the other day because he couldn't fit it in his fridge. I have it to the ducks and they went wild. Luke a cartoon style piranha feeding frenzy. The white birds looked like they'd been drenched in the blood of their enemies. One of them decided to sit in the empty rind after they were done and laid an egg in it, to assert dominance.

They also love birdseed and peas. I had a duck who could recognize canned peas based on the labels and would flip out if he saw me approaching with them. He also adored bird seed and would help himself to the bag if it was in a place he could knock it over. Found him stuck in an empty birdseed bag once. It wasn't empty that morning. Bro was a glutton, but he was a good boi.

Can someone explain what is funny about that? Autism adhd here.

Half cut seedless grapes

Note: if you choose to feed grapes to ducks in a public place, please be courteous about any that may fall on the ground or be left uneaten. Grapes are dangerous for dogs and aren't good for cats either, but some will absolutely eat them if they're left around.

The first thing they ask for IS grapes.

ducks also go crazy for blueberries. I raised a duck and they were always his favorite

Then, suddenly, Diogenes appears, plucks every feather from the duck, shoves it into the faces of those sitting on the bench, screams 'This is no bird, behold, a man!', laughs manically, shits in the duck pond, runs away.

I actually know where that sign is. Everyone ignores it, of course.

Oh, it's not for growing them?

Bird is the word