Fall must be approaching because we saw the first sedge of cranes flying overhead. It was "Long Ride Day" today, which means that we bicycle in the valley, where there is a lot of agriculture. The cranes spend their winter here, spending the night in the shallow water of the Willcox Playa and having their meals in the remains of the harvested fields. It was a thrill seeing them already.
We saw a lot of hawks on the ride as well, also a sign that a new season is getting closer. But there are still a lot of hummingbirds at the feeders, and the turkey vultures are still around as well. A time of transition.
The weather was cool enough this morning to require arm warmers, but it was nice to be able to take them off on our way home.
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A "sedge of cranes"? I never heard that before and cannot wait to flaunt my new knowledge with Mitchell. He loves to play the game of what's a group of ??? called?
Saw a hummer here a few days ago, but suspect it will have been the last one for the year. And the geese are very active already. So many winter here that we have them flying all directions this time of year... some coming, some going, and some just looking for lunch.
Ride safely! xo
Yep, had to look that one up :). I am weird, but I think that kind of stuff is fun, and I suspect you do too ...
What types of geese do you see? Any snow geese? I am only familiar with Canadians.
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