These photos were taken out the front of the car as we were traveling along in south New Zealand. Well, actually, we were waiting to travel again! This is a herd of dairy cattle that have just been milked in the sheds on the other side of the road and are now being moved to a paddock (field?) opposite. The farmer had a couple of very smart dogs to help him and when the herd got along the road to where the next gate was open there was another car stopped and (I assume) the farmer's wife holding out her arms to keep the cattle moving in the right direction through the gate. The cattle looked as if they knew where they should be going! Movement of cattle like this is often done morning and night across the roads. It was a common sight when I was growing up in NZ but I haven't seen it for many years.
we had a few of these 'crossings' in my area that i grew up in Wisconsin. :) they have it down to a routine.
ReplyDelete(and yes, i've been stung twice by those scorpions...and it hurts like he**!)
lovely country to be working with the cattle
ReplyDeleteWe watched the sheep being herded by 4-wheeler when we were in Ireland...right down the road, so we had to wait. Makes for interesting photos!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I've never seen a cattle drive of any kind.
ReplyDeleteSmart cows, it must have been neat to watch the cattle walking down the street. Great shots, happy Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing stopping traffic around here is farm machinery. There used to be a lot of cattle, but most farms have gone to strictly grain. The wait could be irritating if you were in a hurry, but if not it would be a pleasure to watch the cattle.
ReplyDeleteThat brought back a few old memories .. being woken at an early hour by the calls of the farmer's son moving the cows down the lane.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting sight, I'm sure not many have seen this before.
ReplyDeletecan´t help but smile. I remember this too from my childhood. Not much you can do but wait till they are finished. :) Nice shots!
ReplyDeleteCool scenes, Mick! It's neat to see those dogs in action, isn't it?
ReplyDeletethis is a nice, natural way of forcing drivers to slow down!
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