Unexpected Sightings

Rain and wind or not, there were still plenty of outdoor activities to observe today. The first surprise was seeing nearly fifty sandhill cranes prancing and jumping in a picked field not far from the road. The flock did increase the distance between me and them when I stopped my truck, but not by much. Notice how gray each bird is. That coloration is their natural color. When they are a rusty orange color, the birds are sporting stains from the water and much they inhabit.

A second surprise were the fungi I found. Even though temperatures have been below freezing, the fungi still reacted with growth to today’s 40 and 50-degree temps and rain.

A third surprise was to see water flowing out of a vertical tile line. After experiencing months of drought conditions, I did not expect so much water moving through the soil already. This was nice to see as we go into winter.