I'd be interested to know how many sales her stories have generated for Lupe. I can't imagine it's many at all, and it's probably a complete waste of money on their part gifting her one. She never comes across as genuine to me, just sell sell sell.
And regarding the ducks, how about you don't put the bucket down on the ground then maybe they wouldn't stick their beaks in it?! They're wild animals, of course they're going to try and eat as much food as they can and will attack each other to get it. She used to put handfuls down on the ground which was the sensible thing to do. The food would last much longer too, it's not rocket science.