２０２０年４月２２日（Wed.） たまにはこんな優しい対応も見たくなります、このご時世ですから。（ニュースソース： RTE ４月２１日発 ）
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Mammy duck and her ducklings get Garda escort to River Dodder
（抜粋）母ガモとヒナたちが警察にエスコートされました。
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side, goes the old joke. But there was no grim ending for a female mallard and her eight ducklings today as they received a Garda escort across the street to the River Dodder in Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin.
The charming scene was spotted by our own roaming wildlife reporter, Derek Mooney, who caught the moment on video. Easily distinguished from the green-tinged males, the brown female led her babies in a single file, keeping to the cycle lane away from passing cars.
Keeping them all in check, though, was a Garda, calmly walking behind them and making sure they got to their destination safely.
With the good weather, it seems the mallard family had the same idea as many other families, as they headed to the River Dodder for a paddle. At one point, it seemed the mother was separated from her babies, with passers-by wondering where she'd gotten to. But there was no cause for concern, as the Garda saw the babies safely down to the water.
（注： 原文サイトの動画映像をご覧下さい。そして、最終的にはヒナたちも川に到達出来たようです。）
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もう、そんな季節になっているのですね。近くの川にはカルガモがいますが、ヒナを久しく見ていません。こんな時だから見たくなります。それにしても、４６０億円からの血税をドブに捨てるようなマネをしているのでしょうか、安倍政権は。まるで、自分の懐は痛まないので、適当な判断で愚策を執行しているようにしか見えません（不良品が無くても愚策です）。アー 疲れる。
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