A MOTHER duck and

her babies narrowly

avoided grave danger in

weekend.

Several motorists took

to social media to warn

other drivers about the

little group plodding

along the South Devon

Highway on Sunday.

One concerned person

– equipped with a net

and pet-carrying box –

went on a rescue mission

to save the animals

from being run over.

The heroic resident

discovered the mum on

the kerb trying to protect

her young ones from the

cars whizzing past.

In a post on Facebook

the rescuer said: ‘I managed

to net all the ducklings

but the mother

panicked and flew into

the middle of the bypass.

‘I had no choice but to

run at her and scare her

away before the next car

hit her.

‘She took off over the

fields where after about

20 minutes of searching

I found her under a

water aqueduct.

‘She was clearly very

worried and thought she

had lost her babies.

‘But once she heard

them cheeping she came

running over to be

reunited with them.

‘They all took off

down the river together

– hopefully to live happily

ever after.’

A video of the ducklings’

rescue mission

can be found at

YL_Ro.