Ducks in a northwest Houston neighborhood have become so annoying over the past decade that the local homeowners association has decided it's time to kill them — which has neighbors feeling either totally relieved or very uncomfortable.

For the past 15 years, the Muscovy ducks in a neighborhood called Woodwind Lakes have destroyed flower beds, crapped in pools and on front porches, and been run over by cars. No one is quite sure where the ducks came from. The neighbors have tried to get rid of them by snatching the duck eggs when they find them, or by putting up “don't feed the ducks” signs to prevent them from leaving the pond. But the ducks always come back. To euthanize all 130 of them will cost the HOA about $13,000, which is pooled from all the residents. But President Ray Pavia says that after endless complaints and headaches, it's worth it.

“They're a total nuisance,” Pavia said. “We would love to have been able to gather them and transfer to a farm out in Conroe, but that's not allowed.”