Ducking

I made a stop by a nearby river, in a place where there is a man-made dam, and where ducks regularly gather. Before I had even made it down the ten steps or so from the sidewalk to the quai at river's edge, forty to fifty (or more) ducks flew or swam in unison from the other side of the river in my direction, and in almost no time had clamoured around my feet looking for food.

In the less than a minute or so it took for me to get my camera out of my backpack (I had been on a bike), it became clear to the ducks that I had nothing to feed them and off they went back into the water to seek food elsewise.