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Originally Posted by NoBozo

Due to rampant Political Correctness on the lake....NO one want's to talk about the LOONS. OH NO....NOT the wonderful Loons. They are Innocent of any wrong doing.

My friends.. They are the biggest floating birds on the lake.

I SAY...Whack the Loons and the "Duck Itch" will go away. NB

Just sayin.......

Loons are the oldest bird species alive today and were here on Lake Winnipesaukee many thousands of years ago. As a deep-water bird, they're unlikely to have ever contributed to the Duck-Itch issue. Canada Geese are larger birds and paddle the shallows where they become hosts to the redistribution of Duck-Itch parasites.

Not from thousands of years ago an inquiry made of my summer camp-mates disclosed there was no Duck-Itch—and no ducks—around Lake Winnipesaukee years ago. "Antique" post cards of Winnipesaukee beaches don't show any ducks, either.

In southern states, Mallard ducks are extremely wary of humans, due to regular hunting seasons—not so much here—where they will stroll right up into our laps! Did you know that the feet of ducks are actually quite warm?

More on the Duck-Itch topic from last year, which also started about the same time in the season!

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=10328