Photos: Batavia firefighters rescue ducklings from storm drain

[Donna]

http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/photos-batavia-firefighters-rescue-ducklings-storm-drain/31841

Thanks Kris, poor mom 

[Patti from Kentucky]

Jeane and I once fished six little Wood Ducklings out of a storm drain...we were alerted to their presence by a frantic mother Wood Duck peering down into the drawn and squawking.  She flew off when we got closer to investigate, but luckily she didn't go far...just flew into the nearby creek and waited until we could ferry each little tyke into the creek as we were able to pull them out.  We were able to get to all of them by sticking our hands between the bars of the iron grate right up until we got to the last duckling, who was wily and managed to get himself into a corner where we couldn't reach him.  We flagged down a very strong man who was able to the lift the iron grate off...a true team effort.