Yep, it looks like that!
I have had duck itch at least three times. The first was around 1990 after swimming around smith point area. There was a female duch with five "cute" little ducklings who were very friendly and swam all around me. About an hour after leaving the water I developed over 150 itchy red bumps over most of my body where there was not tight fitting swimsuit. Most of the bumps quickly became water blisters. I still have the scars to this day. When I tan, the old blister areas appear white, the pigment does not change. It looks like I have white freckles. In the winter, they are not noticeable. The second and third times were off Veasey Shores area. Those incidents were about 5-6 nodules of which only one blistered. The common denominators for both of these swim areas were a formed rock wall at the waters edge and a large wooden dock and of course DUCKS present.
I swim often in the Lake and am now very conscious of ducks in the area (chase them away please!). I am also very careful to dry briskly with a towel where I used to let the water evaporate off me.
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