At work we have a mother mallard that nests in one of our gardens; I think it's the same one each year. Well I was on patrol last night and heard her quacking frantically. I got closer and found a hungry wild tabby ravaging her nest. I shooed it off and it RAN with her flapping like a maniac behind it. I managed to gather the ducklings back in their nest but the cat had killed 3. I gathered-up the dead so the cat wouldn't be enticed to come back, and Mama came back and sat on her babies.
A few hours later I check on the nest and it's empty. I figured mama moved to a safer spot. Then I saw her waddling around the parking lot with a trail of babies following her...All except one that was floundering on the pavement like a penguin doing the belly slide. The cat must have broken a leg or something, so after I made sure it really couldn't walk I bundled it up and babysat it for the rest of my shift then brought it to a bird sanctuary on my way home. The person running the sanctuary said it actually looks like the poor baby might have internal injury(ies) and it will be 50/50 whether he makes it.
I'm pulling for you little guy!!!
A few hours later I check on the nest and it's empty. I figured mama moved to a safer spot. Then I saw her waddling around the parking lot with a trail of babies following her...All except one that was floundering on the pavement like a penguin doing the belly slide. The cat must have broken a leg or something, so after I made sure it really couldn't walk I bundled it up and babysat it for the rest of my shift then brought it to a bird sanctuary on my way home. The person running the sanctuary said it actually looks like the poor baby might have internal injury(ies) and it will be 50/50 whether he makes it.
I'm pulling for you little guy!!!
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