Turkey Vultures in the Cow Pasture...

It must be SPRING here in

Western Oregon...

The Turkey Vultures are back!

We were out checking on the cows and calves

 this morning...

The turkey vultures are perched 

on the fence posts...

I have been trying for years to get a close up view

of these beautiful birds...

I had my Canon 50X along today

and it zoomed in and captured the birds

having a solar bath...

They spread their wings...

it dries them out and also bakes off the bacteria

on their feathers

The zoom lens allowed me to stay far enough 

away so we observed natural behavior...

They stretch out their wings farther and farther...

Turkey Vultures are not predatory birds, they only eat dead things, they are the clean up crew for the earth.  They are peaceful and gentle birds with a huge wing span. They are so beautiful flying up in the sky on the thermals.

The Turkey Vultures will be here 

through September.

I filmed the Turkey Vultures sunning 

themselves on the fence posts....

video is below....enjoy!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Face Masks and Turkey Vultures...

I found this FUN candy corn fabric

and turned it into face masks... 

Candy Corn Face Masks

Just in time for.....Candy Corn time !

The Turkey Vultures arrived here in 

Western Oregon last March

For seven months they nest here, raise their young

and fill our skies with their beautiful flight...

It is now September and they are preparing

to fly south to warm weather...

We were on our way over to the cow barns

to feed the cow herd and here were

the Turkey Vultures all in a row solar bathing...

I think they were saying good-bye...

We'll see you next Spring.

Spider Web in the sunlight

Enjoy the Turkey Vulture Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Turkey Vultures...

 

They're Baaaack !

Turkey Vultures

It is officially Spring when the

turkey vultures return to Western Oregon

We counted 25 of them today!

They enjoy roosting on the fence posts

at sunrise and taking a solar bath.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Goats, Calves, Turkey Vultures...

What's happening @ Kessi Farms

Remember Golden Girl?

She is now a mama:

This is her second calf...

She is an excellent mom!

They're BACK...

Yes, the Turkey Vultures have returned

to Western Oregon

They enjoy a morning solar bath

near our calving grounds...

We counted more than 

20 Turkey Vultures today.

The baby goats are growing like weeds!

I have included a video....enjoy:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Turkey Vultures......They're Back!

Turkey Vultures

These beautiful birds are back...

We pass them each morning on our way

to the cow barns...

They spread their wings and enjoy

a solar bath to keep the bacteria

off of them.

Enjoy the Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Solar Bathing.....Turkey Vultures

On the way home from the Cow Barns

this morning, the turkey vultures

were  in a tree solar bathing

The sun was just coming up

and burning off the fog...

These birds are Super Cool !

I was able to capture them on video...

Enjoy!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Turkey Vultures.....Solar Bath

Each morning, 

on our way to the calving grounds,

the Turkey Vultures put on a show for us...

in the morning sunshine,

they spread their wings and enjoy a 

solar bath...

the sunshine cleans the bacteria 

from their feathers.

Enjoy the video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Farm Life.....Summer 2017

Many of you enjoy the Farming part of this

Quilter's Life...

Here is an update to what is going

on here @ the Farm

The turkey vultures having a solar bath

on the fence posts are a constant source

of daily entertainment for us

as we travel around doing our chores.

Turkey Vulture feathers are gorgeous!

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The cow and calf pairs are on summer pasture.

The calves are really growing.

The calves will be weaned in November

at 8 months of age.

The bottle calves here @ home are doing great!

The orphaned twin calf Number 25 

is 4 months old and quite a hunk!

His bottle mate is a holstein calf from the dairy

who is now 2 months old.

I start and end each day with these 2 little guys.

They really liven up our barn here @ home.

Life in the hay fields continues...

300 round bales so far...

We have 2 more hay fields to bale up

before we can call it quits...

Once the fields are all baled up it is time

to load up the bales on big, long trailers

and haul them to 5 different barns

for winter storage.

Down below I have included a video of

the goats, the bottle calves and hay fields...

enjoy!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi