Kind-hearted duck hunters unite to save ducklings
While out dog-walking on a lovely winter's morning, I heard the distress call. Mother duck had tried to walk her ducklings over a motorway run-off sump, and the whole lot fell through the grate. I could do nothing, the grate was not only too heavy for me, it appeared to be welded shut. I walked away, sadly. A little later, I spoke to a big, bearded guy from Cassidy Construction, working in Keith Hay Park. Like me in my younger days, he is a keen hunter, but a hunter with a heart. After hearing about the ducklings he loaded tools into his ute and took off to try to rescue this duck family. I have no idea of the outcome, but I hope he was successful. A display above and beyond for a neat guy who knows the true value of wildlife in New Zealand."
Overheard in the teen's room
"My son and a mate were hanging out in his room and I stopped at the door to listen to what they were talking about," writes Keith. "The mate was asking my son whether he would choose to have a leg or an arm amputated - which would it be? Now most people would see the benefit in their two-legged mobility, rather than two-handedness, but my son, quick as a flash, said he'd rather lose a leg and explained to his mate that heZ couldn't play Counter Strike Global Offensive without both hands and that his parents would bring him whatever he needed, so, sweet."
