What do you expect he saw kicker running around with a gun this weekend - no wonder the little fellow was hauling ass...
From years of hunting the birds and then having owned a flock of khaki campbell farm ducks, I can tell you they are very intelligent. Every year, just before duck shooting season, hunters set up their maimais (hides for shooting for those from outside NZ) and the ducks just take off and end up making a nuisance in parks, domains and my golf course for about 6 weeks.