A woman in Alabama stopped traffic so an entire family of geese could cross a busy intersection safely — and the video of her acting as their crossing guard has gone viral. The clip was featured by Geek Alabama on November 10.
Nancy Prior, who spends her free time helping geese and other waterbirds through a rescue group, stepped into the road to make sure every goose made it safely across. Getting the family across a busy intersection turned into quite the operation, and the video shows her guiding the birds one by one.
Someone had to be their crossing guard
Geese families cross roads in single file, with the adults leading and the young birds following, and they do not hurry for traffic. Without help, the crossing can end badly — which is why volunteers like Nancy step in during nesting and migration season.
Dodo editor Valentina spoke with Nancy about the moment she stepped into traffic, and the video has since been shared widely by animal lovers. The geese, for their part, seemed unbothered by the attention, waddling across in their usual unhurried line.
A small act, a big reaction
The clip is the latest in a long line of animal-crossing videos that go viral because they show a stranger stopping their day for creatures that cannot say thank you. Geese, ducks and other waterbirds are among the most common animals to need a human crossing guard, and rescue groups say the best thing drivers can do is wait.
Nancy’s geese all made it across safely, and the video ends with the family disappearing into the grass on the far side — another small rescue, caught on camera, and shared with millions.
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