SLUG: ph-duckfamily DATE: April 26, 2010 NEG NUMBER: LOCATION: Independence Avenue & 4th street, NW and westward PHOTOGRAPHER: GERALD MARTINEAU, for TWP CAPTION: A mother duck and her 13 babies wandered away from the ponds at the American Indian Museum and headed west along Independence Avenue under the watchful eyes of Indian Museum employees until the babies were gathered into a bucket at the Air & Space museum and with the mother following and squawking along the way were returned to one of the Indian museum ponds. Photo shows Smithsonian Security officer Christopher Camper making a call on his radio while Indian Museum employees Megan Byrnes and Elizabeth Gische attempt to stop traffic. StaffPhoto imported to Merlin on Mon Apr 26 11:54:04 2010
ph-duckfamily
We just couldn’t resist helping these ducks cross the road.
Be the first to comment