The neighborhood is also home to about 150 Muscovy ducks like Pip. Most of the ducks live in a sprawling man-made pond at the heart of the subdivision that is maintained by Harris County’s Municipal Utility District (known as MUD). Thanks to a warm climate, an abundant supply of insects and fish, and an absence of predators, the pond is an ideal refuge for the quiet, social birds, so much so that they’ve tripled in number over the last year or so.    Read the article………………………………..