DUCK LUCK: When they saw a mallard...

DUCK LUCK: When they saw a mallard duck waddling down Ponderosa Drive in Camarillo, Cathy and Jon Williams figured that it was a lost pet. Five days later, nobody has claimed the bird, which is making itself comfortable in the couple’s pool. . . . “It’s a happy duck, a very friendly duck,” Jon Williams said. And a fortunate fowl, compared to other ducks in the news: In Venice, they’re talking about killing ducks to eradicate disease.