I know, the calendar doesn't officially say it yet, but I knows what I knows. And you ask How do I knows? Well, one day this past weekend the weather was 65 degrees and sunny. So, we kicked off the Broken B Farms Spring 2009 Family Farm Fun Activity Extravaganza (or something like that)! Working cattle, moving groups of pregnant cows to different fields so they'll have nice fresh grass to have their calves in, the Hubster and I went fishing for the first time this year, and we saw/heard the first redwinged blackbirds of the year!
Of course, the 'other' harbinger of spring was spotted recently as well ... not quite as welcome as the pretty redwinged blackbirds, but certainly useful in their own gruesome, visceral way. Ladies and gentlemen, one of the few truly creepy, ugly birds on the planet: the turkey buzzard.
When several of these guys start circling in the sky, it's really ominous. A bunch of 'em circling overhead can only mean two things: they've zeroed in on something dead, or, you'd better work faster. :) They can throw big, dark shadows on the ground on a sunny day, and they look like the angel of death. (oooh, I just thought of a good ghost story: if you're outside and are unfortunate enough to step into the shadow of a turkey buzzard, your name will be next on his list! Yep, that one will make a campfire debut this summer ... mwa-haha!)
It's funny how many turkey buzzards have been protrayed in Disney animated movies. Usually they're slightly dopey, and they're ALWAYS the bad guys. Oh well, with a lumpy red head like that? They're easy prey ... heh.
Yikes. And I didn't even TRY on that one. Sincerest apologies.
