These are the days of long walks over the countryside.
Today there is a very gusty, west wind blowing,
a gift from Mother Nature to help dry the land.
It was an invigorating walk with the noise
of the wind in our ears and everything
being blown this way and that.
Today there is a very gusty, west wind blowing,
a gift from Mother Nature to help dry the land.
It was an invigorating walk with the noise
of the wind in our ears and everything
being blown this way and that.
I was trying to show the wind in the grass.
A little farther down the road we heard sounds
coming from a stand of trees, and then we saw
the Flickers, several of them flying from tree to tree,
engaged in courtship ritual. Such excitement
and a rare sight!
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
"Red-shafted" (found west of the Rockies)
Male and female
Male, with tail feathers flared.
He's peeking around at her.
Northern Flickers
The winding road where we walked.
We were returning to the car, thankfully
with the wind at our backs.
A grove of windswept trees.
with the wind at our backs.
A grove of windswept trees.
A lot of runoff is occurring now.
Fast flowing here and pooling
in the field.
in the field.
