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Omaha Steve

(99,659 posts) Wed Jul 29, 2015, 09:47 PM Jul 2015

Make Way For Ducklings, And That's An Order!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scotland-police-escort-duck-family-across-road_55b7ec78e4b0074ba5a6a11c?cps=gravity_5057_-275199012893091229

When being a cop is all it's quacked up to be.

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Ryan Grenoble
News Editor, The Huffington Post

Police in St. Andrews, Scotland, had the delightful task of escorting a mother duck and her nine ducklings across a road last Wednesday, carefully guiding the young family to safety.

Video of the incident shows officers didn't hesitate to ruffle a few motorists' feathers, stopping traffic so the ducklings could process across a bridge and down to the water below.

"It was a dramatic moment. It was interesting and a bit surreal," Yoriko Hirose, the videographer who captured the scene, told Metro. "The police did a good job. They managed to get the ducks off the road quite quickly."

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Make Way For Ducklings, And That's An Order! (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2015 OP

I can't believe how far they are jumping! thecrow Jul 2015 #1

So cute, Made me grin. 840high Jul 2015 #4

The police are very competent rock Jul 2015 #2

In this country they would have shot the ducks thecrow Jul 2015 #6

I've spooked a mother duck with little ducklings in the water when out fishing before. brewens Jul 2015 #3

Thank you for sharing this. midnight Jul 2015 #5

Oh my gosh... SoapBox Jul 2015 #7

Police escort! Wonderful. I love their little squeaky noises. AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #8

American cops would have been barking orders at the ducklings . . . markpkessinger Jul 2015 #9

thecrow

(5,519 posts)

1. I can't believe how far they are jumping!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 10:00 PM

Jul 2015

What a great little video, though 😊

840high

(17,196 posts)

4. So cute, Made me grin.

Reply to thecrow (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 11:02 PM

Jul 2015

rock

(13,218 posts)

2. The police are very competent

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 10:21 PM

Jul 2015

when they don't have guns.

thecrow

(5,519 posts)

6. In this country they would have shot the ducks

Reply to rock (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 12:42 AM

Jul 2015

and reported that it was necessary because of all that quacking

brewens

(13,594 posts)

3. I've spooked a mother duck with little ducklings in the water when out fishing before.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 10:36 PM

Jul 2015

It is so cute how the can really plow through the water fast when they have to! Like a string of tiny little toy motor boats!

midnight

(26,624 posts)

5. Thank you for sharing this.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 11:29 PM

Jul 2015

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

7. Oh my gosh...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 12:53 AM

Jul 2015

The poor little things...those were some long jumps...and then so far down into the water.

They need a little ramp to get up and down from dry to wet.

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)

8. Police escort! Wonderful. I love their little squeaky noises.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 02:12 AM

Jul 2015

markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)

9. American cops would have been barking orders at the ducklings . . .

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2015, 05:35 AM

Jul 2015

. . . and then shooting them for not complying!

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