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| Sandhill Crane -- Merced National Wildlife Refuge, CA Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, f/8, 1/500s, ISO: 400 |
It's hard to tell this year. The temperatures have dipped only slightly. We have yet to see rain. The grass has been brown for months. Aside from the fact that the days are getting shorter, the only physical indication that we're approaching winter is the departure and arrival of migratory animals.
I took a drive out to Merced National Wildlife Refuge on Friday. A few thousand sandill cranes have already arrived, with probably an equal number of norther shovelers. They've been around at least a couple of weeks. I also saw a hundred or more white-fronted geese. I didn't see any of those two weeks ago at the San Luis unit. A few northern pintails and ross'/snow geese were there on Friday. Soon they'll number in the thousands.
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