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'Make Way for Ducklings' in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A duck family is seen floating on the Kamo River in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on June 7, 2013, after marching from a pond near Yoboji temple earlier in the day. According to local residents, eight years ago ducks started flying from the river to the temple pond in the spring to hatch ducklings, and return to the river about 500 meters away around June after the ducklings have grown. Policemen controlled traffic the same day to assist the family's trip, which started around 6:20 p.m. and took about an hour.

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'Make Way for Ducklings' in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A duck leads 10 ducklings as the family marches toward the Kamo River from a pond near Yoboji temple in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on June 7, 2013. According to local residents, eight years ago ducks started flying from the river to the temple pond in the spring to hatch ducklings, and return to the river about 500 meters away around June after the ducklings have grown. Policemen controlled traffic the same day to assist the family's trip, which started around 6:20 p.m. and took about an hour.

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'Make Way for Ducklings' in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A duck leads 10 ducklings as the family marches toward the Kamo River from a pond near Yoboji temple in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on June 7, 2013. According to local residents, eight years ago ducks started flying from the river to the temple pond in the spring to hatch ducklings, and return to the river about 500 meters away around June after the ducklings have grown. Policemen controlled traffic the same day to assist the family's trip, which started around 6:20 p.m. and took about an hour.

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'Make Way for Ducklings' in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A duck leads 10 ducklings as the family marches toward the Kamo River from a pond near Yoboji temple in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on June 7, 2013. According to local residents, eight years ago ducks started flying from the river to the temple pond in the spring to hatch ducklings, and return to the river about 500 meters away around June after the ducklings have grown. Policemen controlled traffic the same day to assist the family's trip, which started around 6:20 p.m. and took about an hour.

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Dabbling ducks walk from pond to river in Kyoto

A mother duck and four ducklings cross a street in Kyoto on June 16, 2016, as they move from a pond at Yoboji, a Buddhist temple, to the Kamo River. They walked about 700 meters in the rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dabbling ducks walk from pond to river in Kyoto

Local people watch a mother duck and four ducklings walking on a street in Kyoto on June 16, 2016, as they move from a pond at Yoboji, a Buddhist temple, to the Kamo River. They walked about 700 meters in the rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dabbling ducks move from pond to river in Kyoto

People watch ducks crossing a street in Kyoto on May 31, 2015, as they move from a pond in Yoboji, a Buddhist temple, to the Kamo River. A mother duck and 14 ducklings took about an hour to walk the about 700 meters from the pond to the river. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dabbling ducks move from pond to river in Kyoto

People watch ducks crossing a street in Kyoto on May 31, 2015, as they move from a pond in Yoboji, a Buddhist temple, to the Kamo River. A mother duck and 14 ducklings took about an hour to walk the about 700 meters from the pond to the river. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ducks take annual walk in Kyoto

A family of ducks make their annual 700-meter trip to the Kamo River from a pond in Yoboji Temple's ground in Kyoto on June 11, 2017. Ducks started nesting at the pond in the spring 12 years ago to hatch ducklings. Their walk to the nearby river after the ducklings have grown around June has become a site of great interest for the locals, and the police control traffic to assist their trip. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ducklings' march in Kyoto

Ducklings march around 700 meters from a pond at Yoboji temple to the Kamo River in Kyoto on June 11, 2018. Ducks started nesting at the pond in 2005 to hatch ducklings and live there till around June to raise the baby birds. Local people assist ducklings' annual "house moving" to the river, with even local police helping them on their way. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ducklings' march in Kyoto

Ducklings march around 700 meters from a pond at Yoboji temple to the Kamo River in Kyoto on June 11, 2018. Ducks started nesting at the pond in 2005 to hatch ducklings and live there till around June to raise the baby birds. Local people assist ducklings' annual "house moving" to the river, with even local police helping them on their way. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo