pTerodactyl hanging hopeful on the edge of a pathetic puddle.
pTerodactyl pacing on the edge and reflecting on a pathetic puddle.
We have received zero precipitation for the month of October, and less than an inch of rain over the previous three months, so the Clearwater Ditch is drying up south of us. Only a few puddles remain. There is a little more water in the Clearwater Ditch north of us, backed up behind beaver dams.
A lone juvenile Sandhill Crane was hanging out on the ditch bank foraging in the sand.
Off Center & Not Even 
Fascinating photographs. We had a rain storm last night that was incredible….if only we could transport some of it!
Thanks, Janet.
Sad sights.
Rather. Thanks, Couriers.
I think we need to send you some of our flood water right now…… We could sure use a place to send it just as it looks as if you could well be that place.
WE could use it. Thanks, Shey.
Either that or you send us Terri and Crane.
A long flight.
Lol.
That pTerodactyl looks so small next to the pipe. Sending you rain clouds over, loaded with water!
It’s a big pipe. Thanks, Marina.
Photos from the future effects of climate change?
We do live in a desert. There was a super drought about 300 years ago that about killed off all the Spanish settlers. Thanks, Brad.
I love the plummage of the Sandhill Crane. I hope your area gets the rain it needs.
Thanks, Liz. It’s looks metallic.
You’re welcome, Tim. Now that you mention it, I can see the metallic sheen.
It’s from feeding in an area with lots of iron in the soil.
Oh, interesting!
A sad state of affairs, it is, Tim. The colours on that sandhill crane are amazing.
The colors are wonderful. It’s been foraging in areas with iron rich soil before it flew down here. Thanks, Dale.
Wow. So, like the flamingos that take on their colour from all the shrimp they eat, so do the cranes? Very cool.
You got it.
Isn’t nature fascinating?
It is.
Could be we are getting all of your rain… We have had a months worth in a couple of days, with roads in our town flooded x
Great Photos.. I hope you get some rain soon to fill up those water holes xx
Thanks, Sue.
Yikes!
How doe this amount of non-rain/rain compare to other years?
Will the crane go somewhere else?
That is one sad puddle! xx
Normally we would get 2 to 3 inches a month during the monsoon season from July to October. Thanks, Resa.
OH!
Beautiful cranes!!! ❤️
Thanks, Samantha.
Wish we could send you some of the weeks rain wee had in one, today, Tim.
Ahhh, this is bad ( great shots though). I’ve got no rain for you so far. Our rainy season is over. Yours too?
The rainy season missed us this year. Thanks, Holly.
It’s hard on wildlife. Rainfall in Mississippi where my sweetheart lives has been very similar and many trees have been lost.
Thanks Susan.
oh that’s tough Tim. Hope you get some soon. That color on the blue heron is amazing.
I am sorry to hear about the lack of rain, Tim. I hope the rest of October and November are kinder and will help fill the river and aquifers. We are getting more up here now, and the grass has greened up nicely. We hope for good snow pack in the mountains this winter.
Thanks, Lavinia.
Sorry to hear about the lack of rain – not sure if that is normal for that region for this period or not. This is our rainy season (raining right now). Hoping it lasts long enough to get both wells loaded up to carry us through until we head south right after Christmas.
We normally don’t get a lot of rain, but we usually get 4 to 6 inches during monsoon season. We are in a super drought similar to the one 300 years ago that about wiped out the Spanish settlers. Thanks, Brian.
Watch out for those avian dinosaurs,
Timothy! 🦤
Thanks, David. I keep a weary eye on them when they are eyeing me. Eye eye!