Marthaville Pasture walk

Today I had another excellent walk along one of my favourite pastures. According to my images I’ve only been walking this pasture going back 10 years. Todays walk was extra special as I had the opportunity to discuss the pasture with the local cattle rancher. It was very interesting to listen to his stories in regards to soil and water conditions as to how they relate to his cattle.

The pasture showing the cattle rancher and the students gathering stool samples from the cattle.

A little later a research group of three students from Guelph University arrived. These students were majoring in microbiology and were there to analyze the water and soil as well as the cattle. All in all, a very interesting time and I’m glad they included me in discussing their work.

No images of Upland Sandpipers on fence posts today so this is a reworked image from a decade ago.

Today, on my third pass walking along the roadway, I was able to locate three Upland Sandpipers that were all on the ground.

The pasture always has other favourite birds like Bobolink and Meadowlark.

An image I just couldn’t pass up.