Life On and Off an Acreage

In-sights into moving from an Acreage back to Town, plus a few things I find of interest.

Two things that horses are scared about:


1. Things that move
2. Things that don't move




Old enough to be eccentric, but not rich enough
Showing posts with label Black-Billed Magpie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black-Billed Magpie. Show all posts

August 9, 2019

Grain and Friends

I was out taking a cruise and I saw this Whitetail Deer in a field of barley. At first, I thought she was laying down. Not so. She was standing on her tip toes trying to get a look at the stranger pointing a camera. 

She looked around, at times almost disappearing.


When she went to alert and walked, her tail followed her over the grain. It looked weird to see a caboose following.

Finally, I was able to get a full deer shot just to prove she was upright.

There were also some Sandhill Cranes. I guess they were waiting for the grain to ripen. I feel sorry for the farmers this year. We have had so much rain it is impossible to get on the fields. What hay that has been cut has been rained on daily.


 Then there were a few Magpies doing their thing, mainly squawking at the intrusion.


July 28, 2016

Magpie Friday


There were about 30 of these guys hanging around



This one kept his beady eye on me the whole time.


When the sun is just right the colours start to come out. This was a young of the year, not filled out yet.



They did not co-operate with flying. When they flew they went away low and fast.



It was kind of noisy when I entered their domain!