While city streets often host wandering birds, a Good Samaritan spotted something unusual, a small, struggling creature near the road in Hewlett Harbor, New York.

The tiny animal appeared to flounder on the far side of the street, prompting the witness to act. A passing security officer was flagged down to assist.

Though the officer found it unusual that the bird moved so little, he assumed it was a duckling.

To protect it from traffic and curious passersby, he gently covered it with a cardboard box and contacted a local wildlife rescuer. Both the passerby and the officer were about to face an unexpected revelation.

Not A Duckling As Assumed

When Karenlynn Stracher, a well-known wildlife rehabilitator and rescuer in New York , arrived at the scene, she was intrigued by the officer’s

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