I have decided that the Red Oak Ranch must be on the flight path for many a flock of birds. We have had Geese land in the lake, the North East Pond, and even in the Hay Meadow. We’ve had Eaglets that strutted their stuff in the pasture around the house and when they grew up a little, had perches in the tall trees on the edge of the Hay Meadow. Lately we have had beautiful White Cranes with black tipped wings come in a flock of six, go to the edge of the lake, fly to the North East Pond, fly back over the lake and land in the trees there. Most unusual for the Cranes we usually have around here to land in trees but these do.
Of course the flocks of Hummingbirds are here now and keep me busy making the nectar to fill the feeders for them. The Wrens are still around and Egrets too. The Egrets sometimes sit on the backs of the cows and that makes a funny sight especially when the cows move forward in their grazing with this white bird on their back! We have an Owl that has a nest some place in the Sweet Gum Grove and he flies with his wings full out which is amazing to behold.
I often wonder what the cows think of all these bird and various other creatures around here. It appears they don’t even pay any attention to anything unless it is a coyote or a dog. When the deer run through the cows don’t even look up. But, then, the deer don’t look at them either. Such is the wonder of things at the Red Oak Ranch.
