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"Whatcha
looking at, Bud?" thinks the Yellow-headed Blackbird. There
were several of these gorgeous birds in the cattails as well.
I'm fairly
sure that in another couple of weeks, the ponds and the shore
will be alive with birds.
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We continued
on through the Wildlife Preserve. The water level was quite low
because of the lack of precipitation this winter.
One couple
we met thought the Sandhill Cranes had moved on early because
of the lack of water.
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In
the park we found a good spot for lunch. This is Soda Lake. Here
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I'm admiring
the view here. It was warm enough to be without a coat in the
sunshine, but in the shade it was a tad cool because of a breeze.
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I
love the variety of landscapes in this park. Here's is some basalt
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As we left
the park and drove west, we passed the flat farmlands. Irrigation
machines posed in the fields like strange alien insects.
Farm workers
were busy in many areas, working on trees and vines, or plowing
fields, and some fields had already been planted.
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We also watched
a crop duster spraying fields at a farm.
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The
landscape on this side of the mountains is very different from that
of Western Washington. |
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