Ducks in the alleyway

Last year this mother duck had 15 chicks this year she has 3. They were in the alley when I arrived at work this morning  being harassed by a cat. I chased off the cat so the ducks could continue on their way.

A group of us last year had the idea that we could rescue this little family and move the duck with her chicks to a pond. We caught the chicks and put them in a box but were unable to catch the mother. The chicks were going frantic in the box so we decided put them all back on top of the bus depot roof where they had come from.  However the mother duck pushed them one by one back down the inside of the drainpipe and waddled off with them onto the Goldhawk Road.

This morning after seeing the cat stalk the family of ducks I knew all I could do was keep the cat away and let the ducks waddle their way onto the Goldhawk road.