Feeding the Ducks

Man, I was looking for Otter Pond the other day. It's gotten so grown up around the pond, you can't see it much anymore. Sag Harbor Village should do something about this. It looks like shit. Anyway years ago a favorite past time of locals were feeding the ducks on the south side of Otter pond. You threw one duck a piece of bread and almost instantly 50 would show up looking for food. The big white ducks would beat up on the little ducks, a few would peck each other to death, all in the quest for food. Fun to watch their social skills. I notice nowadays fewer ducks hanging out since don't feed the duck signs have been posted around the pond. Apparently duck poop pollutes the pond. I noticed a cop one day sitting on Jermain Ave by the pond. I don't know if he was trying to catch people feeding the ducks, or clocking speeders. Anyway if you decide to feed the ducks and go to jail, don't say I didn't warn you. Another of our old past times taken away!


Ducks looking for food at Otter Pond 1970