Ducks Banned - Here is the female hen Mallard duck

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Here is her husband - the drake

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The drake has the iridescent green head and the blue band in his feather.

This is the Story of the Ducks' Ban

Ducks are to be banned from a village pond. The mallards have been branded a menace by officials because they are eating the frogspawn. The community council in Creigiau, near Cardiff, has ordered the birds to be relocated to another pond.

According to the Daily Express council secretary Alec Davies said, 'There are almost no frogs, newts and stickleback in the pond this year. The ducks are destroying the habitat and we have made a decision to relocate them.'

Villagers are furious with the council's plans. Local Andrew Wigley-Jones said, 'My 3 year old daughter loves going to see the ducks. They are part of the character of the village and bring the community together.'

A RSPB spokesman said, 'There are lots of other reasons why frogspawn has been delayed this year, including the fact that it has been particularly cold. The main problem with ducks is that if you relocate them there is nothing to stop them from flying back.'

haha the welsh are a bit dim...to say the least.