They are beautiful. After seeing Lisa's goose, "WAAH, I want a pet goose and a lake!!!!!"
Kimberly, I posted that video site of the movie clip you took of Lisa and her pet goose in the Pet and Animals Forum for everyone to see. It is priceless!
We have flocks of them stopping by for a few hours to half a day, but have never had more than one pair stay to raise their brood. I think lack of suitable nest sites in such an open area is the limiting factor.
In the spring and fall we also get flocks of trumpeter swans that stop on their migrations. I'd love to see a pair of them raise a brood here, but they nest much farther north. We are just thankful that God has this rest stop on their route.
It would be wonderful to live on the migratory path of so many interesting birds. We have places we can go birding around here, but it's not the same as watching them come to your own property! _________________ Gardenwife.com - My blog and gallery
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On my way back from town one day last winter I took this picture. Our place is just to the left of the center. You can see that there is quite a distance between farms. I took the picture from a ridge on the west side of the Powder River, and then a few minutes later was traveling on the road you can see on the left side of the picture, looking like a dark wavy line from a distance of about 3 miles. The Wallowa mountains are in the background.
That is such GORGEOUS scenery. I can't imagine having that view. Every place has its beauty, but the mountains are something else altogether. You're truly in God's country! _________________ Gardenwife.com - My blog and gallery
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Today I took my camera along when we went to town, and took a few pictures on the way home. Here is the same view as the last picture above (hopefully I can identify the right one fromthe thumbnails in the folder).
The highway we take on the way to town goes over high hills and through a lot of rangeland. There are only a few houses along the way, but lots of cattle. We cross the Powder River which is mostly frozen. Actually nearly everything in 100 miles is mostly frozen.
This 3 point buck (in the eastern US you would call him a 6 point) walked through the pasture this morning. He stopped by the rail fence but didn't see me standing in the dining room taking his picture, then he went over the wire fence in the background.
Last night we got several inches of new snow and a lot of wind blew it around and made sculptures. I always enjoy seeing the artwork and thought you would too.
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