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Helping Ducks Cross Pennsylvania Ave during lunch break
A reader writes:
“Thought it was really cool how we, complete strangers, came together and stopped traffic to help a momma duck and her ducklings cross Pennsylvania Ave.”
Awesome!
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Awww, very cute! Make way for ducklings!
Thank you, I couldn’t remember the name of that book.
Thank you PoP! Those little guys hopping up on the curb were totally adorbs!
This 100% made my day. THANK YOU for sharing it
omg, when the baby duck tries to hop up on the curb, misses, and falls? TOO CUTE! Totally made my afternoon, thanks PoP!
OMG I LOVE you guys! Thank you for doing that.
I, along with a group of total strangers, also did this on M St in Georgetown a couple of years ago. Why they were all on the north side of the street, I have no idea, but we got them all safely across and to the canal. So freaking cute. I love baby ducks.
Nice change of pace instead of reading about a murder. Thanks for sharing
so sweet! they probably escaped from NMAI’s pond… little travelers… so adorable
Has the Pershing Park pond been filled yet? Love the ducklings that are there every year.
I used to work near there and loved that little park (and watching the ducks). It’s a hidden gem in downtown D.C.!
I love them. I love them all.
aww yeay thanks this made me smile..needed it
This was one of my favorite things while going to GWU! It made being surrounded by concrete and glass more than tolerable.
This is quite possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen.
and yet, I nearly get killed every morning trying to cross Florida because no cars obey the “YIELD FOR PEDESTRIAN” sign right in the middle of the road.
Yeah, I was about to say that had this been little people instead of little ducks both a cyclist and a taxi would have mowed them down.
That’s because—no matter how attractive you may be—you aren’t as irresistibly adorable as baby ducks.
woooop…woooooooop. debbie downer.
I saw a similar scene unfold about an hour ago a block away at 19th & Penn. Quite possibly the same group of ducks. Hopefully not the same group of people (get back to work!).
That was definitely us!
I did this once, all the way from 18th & Mass to 22nd & P, stopping traffic so the mama and her six ducklings made it safely. Had to scoop them up a couple of times because they little ones couldn’t make the jump onto the curb.
I was always told that if a human touched a baby bird, the mama bird wouldn’t be able to recognize its scent or would only smell human, and so would abandon it. Is that an old wives’ tale?
I’ve definitely heard that about baby birds in nests… but I don’t know if it applies to baby birds that are mobile, like these ducklings. (Or to aquatic birds, for that matter.)
That’s a old wive’s tale. Birds don’t have that keen of a sense of smell. So you don’t need to worry about putting a baby bird back into its nest or whatever.
Very hard for the “Afternoon animal fix” to follow this act!
+1. this was my fix.
Thanks so much for taking care of them! I saw these ducklings hopping out of their planter/nest this morning and feared for their future – thanks for helping them out!
Made my day, thanks!
Awwwww.
Cute overload!! Thanks for taking care of them and getting it on video! And thanks for sharing, PoP!
I want to thank everyone that helps the ducks and their little ones, Thank you!!!
The second half of this story was on Rachel Maddow – the Secret Service helped carry the ducklings over a wall and into the White House to follow Mama Duck.
Made my day!
Here’s a clip of the scene described above! http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Family-of-Ducks-Visits-White-House-143726946.html
And, of course, some asshat honks their horn, because they have a full day of counting paper clips they need to get to
you shouldn’t assume that the lives of others are similar to yours.
i assumed the honk was a honk to say “hey way to go!”
Just lost my job and this little video made me feel better. Thanks for sharing!
i love this so much.
are these the same ducks??? http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Family-of-Ducks-Visits-White-House-143726946.html
SO cute!!!!