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Anderson duck pond traditions


Geese walk around a picnic table with two-year old Ashtyn Maurin of Anderson on it at the Chris Taylor Memorial Park duck pond in Anderson. Ryan Maurin took his son Ashtyn and three-year old daughter Rylee to the area to play at the playground, and then feed ducks.
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Two-year old Ashtyn Maurin of Anderson cautiously watches geese look for food while hiding behind part of a picnic table at the Chris Taylor Memorial Park duck pond in Anderson.
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Ducks stay together before coming to shore to eat bread tossed by visitors at the Chris Taylor Memorial Park duck pond in Anderson. A daily activity at the pond, visitors bring a variety of duck feed.
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A young duck looks around for tossed bread around larger ducks at the Chris Taylor Memorial Park duck pond in Anderson. Each year, a new set of ducklings join in the curiosity of visitors bringing food to eat.
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Five-year old Ivey Winckler and her five-year old sister Mary Beth Winckler, both visiting their grandmother Bitsy Pickens of Anderson from Iowa, made the visit to Cater's Lake to see the ducks. Ms. Pickens said she took her children including the mother of the two girls, Mary Pickens when they were children and wanted to continue the tradition.
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Five-year old Ivey Winckler and her five-year old sister Mary Beth Winckler, both visiting their grandmother Bitsy Pickens of Anderson from Iowa, made the visit to Cater's Lake to see the ducks. Ms. Pickens said she took her children including the mother of the two girls, Mary Pickens when they were children and wanted to continue the tradition.
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Five-year old Nick Davis, left, eats a piece of bread while his older cousin Amber Huckaby, 18, of Anderson talks to him feeding ducks at the Chris Taylor Memorial Park duck pond in Anderson. Ms. Huckaby said she took him before and Nick liked it, so she offered again. Online video at IndependentMail.com
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