Saturday, January 27, 2018

First Snow of the Winter Didn't Deter a Visit From the Lapwings Today

It snowed overnight and early this morning. I guess a few centimeters accumulated by dawn. This is the first, and perhaps will be the only, snowfall here this winter. The Grey-headed Lapwings came and dug through the snow down into the dirt in their favorite rice field, though.... By noon, the snow had melted except in a few spots behind buildings that blocked the sunlight....

Two crows were digging the same way in a different rice field near here the other day. They glanced at me as I passed by, to make sure I wouldn't attack them, I suppose. I wonder what delicious, nutritious thing these birds are digging out from the soil....

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