Giving way to ducks

Ducks are seen occasionally feeding along irrigation canals in rural areas. Normally they do not wander off to obstruct roads. This time I stopped to watch how farmers herd them up a truck.

They were driven off their feeding area..





















... onto the roadside,
















...then in to make shift holding pans leading up a gangway to be truck away - last journey perhaps!
















It was time approaching Chinese New Year, I visited my friend whose family business is supplying braised ducks to restaurants. Guess this is how they ended up.
















Demand peaks this time of the year, cooking round the clock for 2 days with a production line operation - overs 4,000!
















So this is another glimpse into life in rural province.