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A True Duck Story from Edmonton

A True Duck Story from Edmonton

This is a great story!! Something really cute happened in downtown Edmonton (CAN) . R. is an accounting clerk at the Bank and works there in a second story office. Several weeks ago, he watched a mother duck choose the concrete

awning outside his window as the unlikely place to build a nest above the sidewalk. The mallard laid ten eggs in a nest in the corner of the planter that is perched over 10 feet in the air. She dutifully kept the eggs warm for weeks, and Monday afternoon all of her ten ducklings hatched. worried all night how the momma duck was going to get those babies safely off their perch in a busy, downtown, urban environment to take to water, which typically happens in the first 48 hours of a duck hatching. Tuesday morning, watched the mother duck encourage her babies to the edge of the perch with the intent to show them how to jump off. Office work came to a standstill as

everyone gathered to watch. The mother flew down below and started quacking to her babies above. In disbelief watched as the first fuzzy newborn trustingly toddled to the edge and astonishingly leapt into thin air, crashing onto the cement below. couldn't stand to watch this risky effort nine more times! He dashed out of his office and ran down the stairs to the sidewalk where the first obedient duckling, near its mother, was resting in a stupor after the near-fatal fall. stood out of sight under the awning-planter, ready to help. As the second one took the plunge, jumped forward and caught it with his bare hands before

it hit the concrete. Safe and sound, he set it down it by its momma and the other stunned sibling, still recovering from that painful leap. (The momma must have sensed that was trying to help her babies.) One by one the babies continued to jump. Each time hid under the awning just to reach out in the nick of time as the duckling made its free fall. At the scene the busy downtown sidewalk traffic came to a standstill. Time after time, was able to catch the remaining eight and set them by their approving mother. At this point realized the duck family had only made part of its dangerous journey. They had two full blocks to

walk across traffic, crosswalks, curbs and past pedestrians to get to the closest open water, the River , site of the famed "River Walk." The on looking office secretaries and several Edmonton police officers joined in. An empty copy-paper box was brought to collect the babies. They carefully corralled them, with the mother's approval, and loaded them in the container. held the box low enough for the mom to see her brood. He then slowly navigated through the downtown streets toward the River the mother waddled behind and kept her babies in sight, all the way. As they reached the river, the mother took over and passed him, jumping in the river and quacking loudly. At the water's edge, tipped the

box and helped shepherd the babies toward the water and to the waiting mother after their adventurous ride. All ten darling ducklings safely made it into the water and paddled up snugly to momma. said the mom swam in circles, looking back toward the beaming bank bookkeeper, and proudly quacking. At last, all present and accounted for: "We're all together again. We're here! We're here!" And here's a family portrait before they head outward to further adventures.. . They never could have made it alone

without lots of helping hands.

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Oh, that was so adorable, heart warming!Miss you guys.Hope all is well after your trip to England. Hope you mum is doing better.Love to you both,Eli

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Subject: Fw: Fwd: A True Duck Story from EdmontonTo: "Jen Dunstan" , rhzittle@..., "DuncanT Wierengo" , "Duncan Wierengo" , "Hailey Wierengo" , "ashley.m.dunstan@..." , "Lia Dunstan" Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 7:13 PM

Very sweet and real! XXXD

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Subject: FW: A True Duck Story from Edmonton

This is a great story!! Something really cute happened in downtown Edmonton (CAN) . R. is an accounting clerk at the Bank and works there in a second story office. Several weeks ago, he watched a mother duck choose the concrete

awning outside his window as the unlikely place to build a nest above the sidewalk. The mallard laid ten eggs in a nest in the corner of the planter that is perched over 10 feet in the air. She dutifully kept the eggs warm for weeks, and Monday afternoon all of her ten ducklings hatched. worried all night how the momma duck was going to get those babies safely off their perch in a busy, downtown, urban environment to take to water, which typically happens in the first 48 hours of a duck hatching. Tuesday morning, watched the mother duck encourage her babies to the edge of the perch with the intent to show them how to jump off. Office work came to a standstill as

everyone gathered to watch. The mother flew down below and started quacking to her babies above. In disbelief watched as the first fuzzy newborn trustingly toddled to the edge and astonishingly leapt into thin air, crashing onto the cement below. couldn't stand to watch this risky effort nine more times! He dashed out of his office and ran down the stairs to the sidewalk where the first obedient duckling, near its mother, was resting in a stupor after the near-fatal fall. stood out of sight under the awning-planter, ready to help. As the second one took the plunge, jumped forward and caught it with his bare hands before

it hit the concrete. Safe and sound, he set it down it by its momma and the other stunned sibling, still recovering from that painful leap. (The momma must have sensed that was trying to help her babies.) One by one the babies continued to jump. Each time hid under the awning just to reach out in the nick of time as the duckling made its free fall. At the scene the busy downtown sidewalk traffic came to a standstill. Time after time, was able to catch the remaining eight and set them by their approving mother. At this point realized the duck family had only made part of its dangerous journey. They had two full blocks to

walk across traffic, crosswalks, curbs and past pedestrians to get to the closest open water, the River , site of the famed "River Walk." The on looking office secretaries and several Edmonton police officers joined in. An empty copy-paper box was brought to collect the babies. They carefully corralled them, with the mother's approval, and loaded them in the container. held the box low enough for the mom to see her brood. He then slowly navigated through the downtown streets toward the River the mother waddled behind and kept her babies in sight, all the way. As they reached the river, the mother took over and passed him, jumping in the river and quacking loudly. At the water's edge, tipped the

box and helped shepherd the babies toward the water and to the waiting mother after their adventurous ride. All ten darling ducklings safely made it into the water and paddled up snugly to momma. said the mom swam in circles, looking back toward the beaming bank bookkeeper, and proudly quacking. At last, all present and accounted for: "We're all together again. We're here! We're here!" And here's a family portrait before they head outward to further adventures.. . They never could have made it alone

without lots of helping hands.

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