Thursday, May 14, 2015

How did the duck get to the other side of the road?

Well they found a crosswalk and a couple of very duck friendly people from Burger King to act as crossing guards. I stopped for them and grabbed my camera on the front seat. I took these photos through the windshield with my small camera.

Ducks Crossing

There was another duck friendly fellow off to the right that stayed at the edge of the road.

12 ducklings

It looks like there were twelve ducklings.

All in all it was a nice moment in a rather hectic day.

Traffic in town is getting bad.  I think all the snow birds have returned. We have entered the season of left turns only at the stoplights…any other left turn in town and you will wait forever or get yourself in an accident. 

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28 comments:

Out on the prairie said...

There is a set of 6 ponds near me that are on both sides of a four lane and traffic often comes to a halt. Lots of new babies.

lisa said...

I think the season has brought out the cars and people! That was very nice of you and the pedestrian to halt traffic for the duck citizen.

jo(e) said...

Aw, it looks like a scene from "Make Way for Ducklings."

Country Gal said...

They should put up duck crossing signs . So cute mama and all her ducklings ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !

linda m said...

I love to see it when locals act as duck crossing guards.

Linda Kay said...

Such cute ducks. There is a restaurant near us that has a creek across the way. The ducks are thick there on the creek, as people stop to feed them. The name of the restaurant is "Dodgin' Duck"

DJan said...

How absolutely sweet! God speed to those darlings. :-)

Anonymous said...

Love the ducks! Tis the season. I saw goslings yesterday. I even remember Make Way for Ducklings, that another person commented about.

Leah said...

Lucky Ducklings!

Tired Teacher said...

It makes me happy to see that people and communities care for small creatures.

Marty said...

What a sweet picture. How wonderful to start my day with a smile.

Karen said...

We've had quite a few similar stories on the news just lately, about exactly the same thing. Some even fell down a drain and were rescued from there. Brings a smile to your face:)

Wendy said...

Thank you for the smiles.

Terry and Linda said...

Oh! That is so sweet!

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troutbirder said...

Sweet. It's usually wood ducks nesting far from water....:)

Linda W. said...

Very cute photos! Glad the momma and babies made it across safely.

Primitive Stars said...

Hi Connie, I love that, the little duck family needed help crossing the road.Blessings Francine.

psychelyn said...

Aww that is just so sweet.

L. D. said...

I always enjoy seeing ducks in a row. They teeter and bobble as they walk in a scattered line. We only see small canada's down here.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

How sweet, and I hope all those folks in cars were being patient. People nowadays have become so rude!

Ryker said...

Well that is just ducky!

Red said...

More and more ducks are nesting in urban areas. Were these guys moving towards water?

Far Side of Fifty said...

yes there is water on both sides of the road..a river runs through town:)

Henny Penny said...

How sweet. I'm glad they got across safe.

Anonymous said...

That is so sweet!

Pauline said...

It gladdens the heart to see the traffic stop to let the duck family cross. And to see someone step forward to be their protector.

Rita said...

I think some of the snowbirds returned early, too. ;)
Nice that we humans do usually come to the aide of mama ducks with babies.

Sam I Am...... said...

It must be a big city if you have a Burger King! All we have is a small grocery and a Dollar General. LOve the ducks!