Her reaction was perfect ❤️ We spoke with Erica, who transformed her new front yard into duck heaven and became inspired to turn her new neighbors into art!
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00:00I bought this house five years ago, and one thing I loved about it was that there were ducks everywhere.
00:10Some of the people in the neighborhood actually raised the ducks and set them free in the neighborhood,
00:15and they thrive out here. They get fed, and they've got places to sleep.
00:19We found who I named Miss Waddles in the flower bed.
00:24She was kind of mean, and my husband's like, no, I think she's got a nest there.
00:30We knew that the eggs were duds.
00:33She was mean. She would hiss, and over time, she just started looking kind of bad,
00:38so I thought, you know, I'll give her some food.
00:50After that, it's like she went to tell all of her friends, like, hey, I know a place.
00:55Every morning, more ducks started coming to my house.
01:00When I'd open the garage door, every day just seemed like there was, you know, three more, then four more,
01:06and one morning, I counted 36 ducks.
01:15They know when my garage door opens that it's feeding time.
01:26I feed them. I put fresh water out every day for them.
01:35I have cat toys out here. Occasionally, I'll put out a kiddie pool.
01:40I do like to throw treats out every now and then.
01:43The duck crossing sign, that was a must, because I just want people to know that when they pass this house,
01:49they need to watch out for these ducks.
01:51I'll sit outside with them. I'll talk with them, and I look forward to it.
02:03I set up in my garage to paint and watch them eat.
02:08I'm like, oh, this is you.
02:11I think that they know that this is a safe place.
02:18I never thought I could love animals so much in my life.
02:22I think that they know that this is a safe place.
02:37I never thought I could love animals so much in my life.
02:42I do kind of get made fun of for hanging out with ducks all day, but they're awesome creatures.
02:48They're funny, and I do hope that anytime I find a duck that needs help, that I could
02:53help them out.
02:55I think I chose the perfect neighborhood.