Duck pond

These flight ponds are constructed by hunters and wildfowlers to attract ducks, such as mallard, teals, bufflehead and wigeon, at dawn and at dusk.

Some are simple wooden shelters on land, while others are on islands in duck ponds or lakes; they can be quite ornate and/or large structures.

Dummy eggs, originally ceramic and now plastic, are used to encourage birds to lay in the duck house.

Duck ponds should be cleaned out regularly to prevent an unwanted and smelly buildup of fecal matter that is gradually left behind by the birds using it.

Duck islands came to public prominence in the United Kingdom in May 2009, when a Member of Parliament claimed expenses to have one installed on his property.