Construction on Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge suspended to 'make way for ducklings'
DDOT said the construction on the west oval would be paused until the 28-day hatching cycle is complete.
Editor's note: The footage above aired in September 2021.
A female duck has found a new temporary home for her soon-to-be family at the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington D.C.
The female mallard duck and her eggs have moved into the memorial bridge which has halted construction.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) says that the west oval of the memorial bridge will be a temporary home to the mother duck and her future ducklings.
Mallards are wild ducks that are federally protected under the Migratory Birth Treaty Act, which makes it illegal to move a nest without a special permit.
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We ALL wait for wildlife!!! 