On my ramble today, just off the "mail road" I came across a pair of curlews and while I was making a few photographs I noticed a chick in the grass. He/she was about 6" high and its bill was only about 2" long. I never got closer than about 50'. So they've already hatched, some time ago, or at least this little guy had. And strangely, these parents were not very aggressive toward me. I wonder if they calm down once the babies are hatched.
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Wanted to mention that I very much enjoy your photography and short tales. Very much appreciate your efforts in making posts and having a quick & humored eye for the wonder of life!
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Steve
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What's the humidity like out there? You spend a lot of time out walking or just surveying your domain. I figure either the humidity is not bad, or you are really toughing it out.
k9zw, thanks much for your kind words. They are appreciated.
Hermit, we are classified as semi-arid, but in mid summer we are normally well into the arid range. Usually this time of year the humidity would be about 20-25%. Because of all the rain we have been getting it is 30 today and feels it. Last summer it nudged down around 10-12 for brief spells. You don't want to comb your hair in that kind of humidity as it's too brittle!
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