We got to go to the Farm again.

 

We had to visit the chickens, again. One was inside the chicken house on a large clutch of eggs. It takes 20-21 days for the eggs to hatch, so at the beginning of next month we will have little chicks to visit!

a clutch of chickens Frank in a great pose

The Farm is next to a river, and there are all sorts of birds there, like the Sandhill Cranes. The Cranes like to come into the fields and dig for grubs and such.

There is also a pond on the Farm with ducks and turns. (sounds like a fight...) The wood ducks were looking at this birdhouse, but then a family of starlings moved in.

sandhill crane in a feild bird house box alonide a pond

 

Then there are the predators. We saw several Red Tailed Hawks and Turkey Vultures. They seemed to keep out of each other's way, but there was always some sort of big bird in the air.

red tailed hawk in the air turkey vulture in the air

We also saw many little birds, but the finches were the only ones that stood still long enough to take a picture.

finch at a barn shaped feeder finch on a window feeder

We always have fun on the Farm. And this time, it was a swinging time, too.

 

 

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