The hunting of waterfowl often takes place alongside fishing and is exercised from the hides (botti) that are buried in small islets almost flush with the water, taking advantage of the absence of tides, while to attract birds, dummies and whistles are used as in the hunt in "colegia". In the tidal flats, ducks, geese and swans were sometimes artificial fed to increase the numbers and "loyalty" of species subject to hunting.