A live duck pond with every quack synthesized in real time
The Duck Pond is a free, browser-based ambient audio toy that simulates a small flock of mallards. Three hens, two drakes, and two broods of ducklings wander the pond while every quack is synthesized in real time — no audio recordings — and rendered with spatial positioning so you hear the birds from where you stand on the bank.
Every quack is generated on the fly as it happens — the site states plainly that no recordings are used.
Calls are heard from where you stand, with distance rings at 5, 10, 20, and 40 meters shown on the pond.
A dedicated headphones mode (toggled with 'p') tunes the spatial audio for stereo listening.
Throw peas (0 to start with, then click/tap) to interact with the flock of hens, drakes, and ducklings.
Three hens, two drakes, and two broods of ducklings go about their day with individual behaviors.
Space pauses the scene; the controls are minimal and listed right on the page.
Load the site in a browser and press Listen — the pond comes alive with synthesized mallard calls positioned in space.
Wear headphones, hit 'p' to enable headphone mode, and the spatial audio is rendered for stereo playback.
Use the Throw peas control to toss peas into the pond and see (and hear) how the ducks respond.
Press space at any time to pause the pond.
A live browser pond populated by a small flock of mallards — three hens, two drakes, and two broods of ducklings — where every quack is synthesized as it happens and heard from where you stand on the bank.
No. The site explicitly states there are no recordings — every call is synthesized in real time.
Open the page, put on headphones, and click Listen. Controls: 'p' toggles headphone mode, space pauses, and you can throw peas (you start with 0) for the ducks.
The page is designed with a headphone mode ('p') and positions calls spatially with distance rings at 5, 10, 20, and 40 meters, so headphones give the intended experience.
Yes — you can throw peas into the pond, and the flock of hens, drakes, and ducklings moves around and calls as they go about their day.
The site is a free web page hosted on GitHub Pages; no pricing or accounts are mentioned anywhere.