Has Its Limits

Too comfortable? They feel safe ignoring the cameraman.

The ducks have free rein over the neighborhood. They wander the streets and yards, quacking, foraging, and performing other natural duckly functions.

Owners of pricier waterfront homes have to pressure-wash their decks regularly.  Ducks, geese, and other waterfowl are protected in Foster City and other Bay Area cities, and the birds seem to revel in their protected status.

(Hunting is permitted in areas of the South Bay at certain times of the year.)

For those who are tempted to harvest Bay mallard, a word of caution: "mercury concentrations are high enough to be a cause for concern, especially in the most southern and northern portions of the bay."

Locavoring has its limits.