We only had one chance to save this injured duck… 

Love the celebratory drink he took when he got back in the water!

I’m grateful that you guys are out there to help these animals. I look forward to every video that you share with us.

"we caught ourselves a duck, but is it thw right duck" - Simon The million dollar question when you're doing a rescue 🤣

Simon and Lawrie working together like a well oiled machine! So nice to see. That is one lucky duck!

Love how you said the boat was "in tow", when actually it was "up" on Lawrie's back. 😃😃 The aerial view of your headquarters is just so beautiful.

Your clinic and doctors are amazing

Lawrie, you are a master rescuer. That capture was perfect! 👍 So happy the duck healed up completely. It would have been amusing to have seen him with his boot on. 🙂

So thankful for Lawrie joining the team!!

Thank you so very much for helping him.

Great Job, thanks a Lot for the rescue!

Aww, just the afternoon pick-me-up I needed... it's been a long week! A HUGE thank you to everyone involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of this beautiful little boy 💜

Great job there! Patience and persistance mostly always pays off! Glad he found his mate at the end. Things like this [discarded fishing lines/football netting left down etc.] should be taught in school....maybe in 'General Studies'.

Lawrie, you're the man! A one in a million shot! :-)

What a team S & L make (love Lawrie's title of pack mule lol) G8 plan for the G8 netting of this skittish duck guys 👊👊 and it goes without saying that the release was down to the treatment and care given to Mr Mallard. Thanks quack quack!!!

Love you guys ♥️👏🏻👍🏻♥️

Yo también me puse feliz, cuando agito sus alitas! 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆❤️❤️❤️

That ducky is quite chilled, think he enjoyed his stay at WAF hotel :) Great job as always guys 🌹

You two as a rescue team are truly a legend! Individually too of course.

Thanks Wildlife Aid team 👍 I wish I could donate to your program, but the last two years have not gone well.

You guys are só good!

Thank you so much for helping him ❤️

WOW. amazing catch and rescue of this cute Mallard male Duck!!! so nice that he healed in your Center and could be released back into the wild!! Thank u all so very much!!! 🦆

The UK that I love and miss. God bless you more angels 😇 😇😇

What a catch! Wonderful, wonderful that he was rescued and released.

Thanks

what an awesome rescue - this wild mallard seems quite nonchalant at the end of it - a big thanks to the person who notified Wildlife Aid and great job guys!

What a lovely way to start the weekend to see WAF save the Mallard. Poor fella wouldn't have a had chance without the dynamic duo of Simon and Lawrie. Great team work, gents! And that super dry delivery: Thanks for pooping all over my car....An instant meme classic

Amazing work as always! Between Wildlife Aid and the seal rescues on OCN (Ocean Conservation Namibia)--fishing line and nets really are causing so much suffering on so much wildlife clear across the planet.

Brilliant catch! Thanks for rescuing the duck, looking after him, and releasing him. Excellent work as always! 🦆

Excellent capture and eventual release by Lawrie, well done that man. And neither of you got wet. More great work by the vet.

Great job guys. Teamwork

St Francis of Assisi would be proud of your work.

The patience and perseverance of you two guys, followed up by the tremendous veterinary care is nothing short of remarkable. What a team. Wow!

Good teamwork and an excellent catch - well done!

Fantastic job guys 👍♥️😊

Wasn't there a sign saying "no fishing"? I'm not sure mallard fishing was what they had in mind! 😂 Still, it's good that the duck managed to be released back into the wild

Great Work Team WAF 👍👍🧡🧡

You two are heroes! This was an amazing rescue. Please, everyone, stop leaving netting around!

The perfect stike! 😄 Thank you for saving the duck

You two make an amazing team. Thank you for everything you do.

Patience and precision are key! Poor duck. I wish people would be more carefull with fishing lines! Thanks for another excelent rescue guys and have a great weekend!

Well done WAF!

Wonderful!! 😀

Gosh! Fantastic rescue. Well done!!! Thank you for your great work!

So nice to see how pleased the duck was when he was returned, and also to observe his contented familiarity with his surroundings. He will forget that unpleasant ordeal in no time! Great job to all involved: Simon, Lawrie, and that very hard-working vet!

What is skilled, precise capture.

Great job guys!🙂

Really Great! GOD KEEP BLESSING YOU ALL!!!!!!!!

Fantastic! and what a great catch with the net! I'm so surprised it was only 3 weeks for that wound to heal - but that's due to a great vet and a great caring team. Thankyou for all that you do! 💖

Well done! That was a Jacob style catch Lawrie 🥳

It's so frustrating to see so much discarded fishing line. It must be possible to develop a environmental friendly version that slowly degrades, I don't think the fishing community can complain, even if it costs more, because they discard enough of the stuff. 👍

Wow, great job at catching the right duck!

You guys are AMAZING. Truly AMAZING. I am awestruck over your skill & forever indebted to you for your gentle, tender handling of our world's beloved wildlife. You are in my heart & in my prayers always.🙏♥️🇺🇲✌

Great catch!

What a masterful catch! You guys could catch for England!😊

can we get a sticker of "hey quackers, thanks for pooing all over my car" or a mug. some kind of merch is needed

Thank you both for all your hard work, and an extra pat on the back to Lawrie for allowing Simon to "abuse" him in these videos. I'm guessing Simon thinks his acerbic remarks are all in good fun, but as a child I became exquisitely aware of the sting behind the teasing. Check in with Lawrie now and then, eh Simon - just to make sure he thinks it's all in good fun.

You guys are angels thank you for all your hard work !

The old Lawrie is a great narrator

FLipping heck, i couldntt even see it in slowmotion. Way to go laury!

well done another great rescue and release

Such a nice ending

Well done guys! Fills my heart when ppl like you rescue and save our wildlife then release them whenever possible 🥰

Im 25 and for most of my adult life i havent really had a clue what i wanna do with my life career wise. Ive only ever worked as a cook in big restauranta which pays good but sucks when its all you know how to do. But i absolutely love watching videos of people saving stray cats and dogs and animals in general and ive helped plenty of strays in any way i could but it never feels like im able to do enough. I always wish i could take rhem all in and do more to give them the respect and life and comfort they deserve. My point is people like you have helped me discover my passion in life and that is to help animals who are down on their luck. I am planning to go to my newrest vet clinic and ask id i can do volunteer work and im hoping to study to go into that field when i go back to school this year.

Great to see your smiling faces :-)

Other half... "Where the' hell have you been?!" Great vid!

that takes good coordination and teamwork... he seems genuinely happy after that! What a lovely bird!

Well done Simon Lawrie and team ********

That's a cute duck shoe

imagine the relief the poor duck felt, brilliant job, yet again! 👏

Thank you for your excellent duck catching skills, rescuer-slash-pack mule Lawrie

Wow! What an absolutely amazing catch pure perfection!

Off he went back to freedom. Line😣. Thank you for him 🙂👍🎖️🏆📣📯

🥺 wow another great job and video guy's thanks 💖😁

I’m so glad to see another successful rescue. I haven’t seen many here on RU-vid which is good I suppose. I know you are more on Facebook so I don’t see as many as I don’t go on Facebook too often. Great teamwork on the catch of the duckie!!

@ 3:33 he looks so 😍

2:28 - Something tells me Lawrie has done that before. What a textbook capture!

the animals you help are like winning the lottery of fate. On return to wild though, Mr. Mallard was surprised Mrs. Mallard "moved on" already. Well he's better off with a more dedicated mate anyway.

Wonderful but e hard work with heart for animals🤗

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Nice catch Laurie!!

Lawrie - superman

Is it possible for fishing line firms to put a large print notice on their products ? As with fencing ,I am left wondering at the indifference of many Too many hooks and lines ..Great rescue as ever ..yet how many ducks etc will not be so lucky ? 👍

I've seen many fishing line injuries in a lot of ducks at a lake where I live. One time, one was rescued and had to have his foot amputated. But, he was able to walk on his stump. He was released as soon as he healed. 5 years later, he's still around.

And that is exactly why you always carry a litter bag to clean out your fishing spot.

Great job good luck APPRECIABLE JOB...

His head feathers looked scruffy when he was caught, but they were lovely and iridescent when he was freed

I love that you have duck shoes for this purpose

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That was awesome!

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That was amazing! Well done as always. ^^ Poor thing, glad u could help him. :3

My family had a pet male Mallard when I was growing up. My mother named him Sir Francis the Drake. 🦆

you were damn lucky :)

Poor guy, that looked painful. Ducky probably thought he was dinner at first:).

Pigeons can survive with only 1 foot but ducks have to swim, can ducks survive with only 1 foot?

Well done. Nerves of steel. Hope you played some Eminem 'Lose yourself' on the way back to celebrate.

Given the spooked nature of the duck, and that you had to make that amazing catch in one attempt, how did it fare when it was at the centre? Was it always wary of you or did it sort of calm down and accept it's TLC being given?

Laurie is the walking Volvo