No ducklings were harmed thanks to the quick-thinking actions of a member of the public.
It was a dramatic event that could have ended in an Easter Sunday tragedy.
A family of nine tiny, terrified ducklings fell down a storm drain along with their mum.
A worried member of the public spotted the animals while he was out a walk with his daughter in Johnstone and called the Scottish SPCA, who launched a rescue mission.
SPCA Inspector Tom Gatherer said, “Luckily the little ducklings were spotted early enough so we could rescue them.
“The man who found them was a great help.
"We worked as a team to catch them with a net."
He added: “The water was flowing in such a way that without his help I wouldn’t have been able to save them.