Sometimes There Is Good News In the News

OMG!  This is so cute!

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - A family of ducks brought the busy evening commute through downtown Portland to a halt Monday evening. A video taken by Dustin Brown shows a group of people herding a mother duck and ten ducklings down Southwest Taylor Street toward the Willamette River. WATCH: Raw video of duck rescue | FOX 12 report "I've commuted through here 30 years into or through downtown Portland and I've never seen that before," said Brown. Brown first spotted the group at Southwest Taylor and Sixth Avenue as they tried to get the ducks out from underneath a van. "First I just videoed them crossing the road and thought I would get home on time," said Brown. "And I yelled, ‘You're my heroes.' But then I decided to join in and help." Brown's video shows the group walking alongside the ducks, with two men leading them. Some people use their bicycles to block the ducks from entering traffic. They cross several streets, including Naito Parkway. Once they reach Waterfront Park, the ducks become bolder and eventually get into the water. "Well, I think we have an affinity for that but especially a mama and her babies," said Brown. "There's 10 babies there. And they all made it too." Copyright KPTV 2012 (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.