Baby Ducks

[Dansgrizz]

Ok anyone who knows me, knows i have the biggest heart for animals and love nature. Tonight when i was on the last leg of my walk me n my dad noticed a female malard frantically quacking next to a storm drain. the dogs keyed in real quick on it too geting very excited. I asked my dad to hold both boys (no easy task) while i investigated the situation. I walked towards her and she didnt budge and inch. I heard cheeps coming from the storm drain and realized imediatly that there was baby ducks down there i was hoping they werent injured from the fall as me n my dad ran back to the house. We retrieved a 5 gallon bucket a ratchet kit and a flash light as we raced back to the storm drain. We popped off the cover and my dad lowered me down(there was no ladder). i crawled around in the storm drain trying to corral baby ducks and hand them to my dad. i found 6 and went in 50 feet either direction trying to find more on my hands and knees. I assume i got them all because i heard no more cheeping. My dad guided the momma towards a canal near our house and the safety of a field. I have never seen a momma duick run so fast following my dad. I DIDNT KNOW DUCKS COULD SPRINT!!! well the momma and her babies are safe for tonight, i worry about them tomorrow. We often see many families of ducks on our walks but this one was new and i had never seen it before. we often see the families start at 6+ and dwindle to 2 big babies by the end. this journey wil be rough since i have a connection now with these little guys. keep the ducks in your thoughts i know i will be thinking of them.

thanks for reading. i worry about silly stuff.

[Carriana]

AW! Very sweet. Sounds like being handled by human hands did nothing to keep this mama from her babies (as it will sometimes do).

Good job rescuing those lil guys!

[Dansgrizz]

I know that CAN happen. I really had no choice though. It usualy happens if 1 is handled and not the rest because of the smells and such. I think the stench of the strom drain is enough to keep my smell secondary LOL

[APBT_MOMMA]

Awwww, that is sooo sweet of you. I have baby ducks myself, 5 of them, so I am soo sooo glad to hear that everything went perfecto. Please keep me updated on them, I always loving hearing about animals. :) Especially ducks, I just have a love for them.

[Cain714]

Your the man Dan, great job dude. Your a hero, you should be on the news.lol

[APBTMOMMY]

That was awesome...gald you where able to help them out...when will you see them again? on your next walk? keep us updated on how they are doing;)

[RoXy]

Awwwwww

That is awesome Dan. Great Job.....

[Dansgrizz]

That was awesome...gald you where able to help them out...when will you see them again? on your next walk? keep us updated on how they are doing;)

Hopefully by Monday!! Busy weekend with the show n all. I'll update asap!

[redog]

Awe Dan, your a duck man? I didnt know you were such a softee. risking it all for the little ducks. your rockin the duck worl now

[Leon]

Good job Captain Dan. :D

[APBTMOMMY]

Awesome..............thanks ;)

[Phedra]

Glad we have people like you Dan you are da man. Hope you get to see them again keep us posted.

[Dansgrizz]

UPDATE!!!! the baby ducks are AAALLLLL ok!!! yay!

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww39/danlee123456/1245118099.jpg

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww39/danlee123456/1245118041.jpg

[APBTMOMMY]

Very good news to here....your a hero....you saved there lives...Thats great dan.....thanks for the update, I had been waiting for one lol!

[Leon]

Good to hear the babies are ok. When it comes to birds, i would rather eat it than save it, but these are babies...have to save em.

[APBT_MOMMA]

That is soooooooooo AWESOME, hurray for you!

[FloorCandy]

Awwwww that's great that you saved them! I bet that momma didn't know what to think when you climbed in to get them.

[Dansgrizz]

LOL I don't think ducks think much ;)

[vdubbinya]

haha dan u fruit loop :) good job bro. keep us updated if u see them again. dont let mav kill em haha. lil tiger :)