Cranes Return

Yesterday we sighted our first Sandhill cranes, a shorebird on the Spit (I guess a plover after only a fleeting glimpse), ducks of some sort and a pheasant patrolling the neighborhood. There is a steady rain today and the cow moose is persistent in feeding in (on) our yard. After nipping off some spruce tips she dined on what's left of the raspberries then moved to the roses. Figuring that was enough damage, Bob rolled a small ball near her hoping to scare her off but she stomped that thing good and was not the least deterred. A week of cold (in the 40's) but sunny days is forecast starting tomorrow.