Cuteness Alert: Duck! With Ducklings! On F Street!
I was born and raised in a developing country (a.k.a. “third world” but I dare you to name a second-world country), where little care is available to stray, lost and homeless animals – indeed, to stray, lost and homeless adults and children. So this week I was surprised to find this around where I work:
A very elaborate net (as of today, it includes a roof and anti-rat protection) was placed around a tree on the sidewalk. To protect what? This little being:
It’s a duck! With a LOT of little ducklings! I don’t know if you can tell in the picture, but they’re all under the mom, just little fluffy things trying to keep warm.
I might be too idealistic, but it warms my heart to know that there are people out there who not only fight for the rights of people, but also the rights of those who are unaware of the laws and actions of man. As far as I’m concerned, we share this world with other creatures and we should respect them as much as we do each other (which, frankly, in D.C., we should do more of, anyway. I’m talking to you, gropers.) So, thank you, Humane Society of the United States, for reaffirming my faith in the goodness of mankind.
Oh, and one more thing: if any of you decide to bother this poor little creature or its offspring, I will murder you in your sleep, remove your reproductive system and hang it from the statue at Lafayette Park (hey, it’s close to the office) with your name and address. You’ve been warned.
Happy Friday, y’all!
Love this. The sign makes me just a little bit happier.
So cute! We have geese at my work that make a nest in our parking lot every year. We don’t put a fence up, but we post signs and put cones in the parking spaces. It always makes me happy to see people doing good for animals.