Make Way for Ducklings statues in Boston Public Garden

The bronze 'Make Way for Ducklings' sculpture group by Nancy Schön, installed in the Boston Public Garden in 1987, depicts a mother duck and her ducklings from the famous children's book. Each spring, visitors and local media photograph both the statues and live ducklings in the garden, producing recurring viral images and social-media memes about urban wildlife and tourist poses. The statue is a persistent subject of humorous comparisons and captioned posts relating to family, parenting, and city life.