There are cotton fields along the Mississippi river northward from the Gulf of Mexico (in every bordering state) up to Missouri and Illinois. Seeing a flock of gulls wandering and foraging around any pre-plowed field is a natural sight. I’m presenting an unusual circumstance in this article.
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Here are a couple of maps to give a perspective of where I live. The red “google map flag” shows the location of Lafayette county Mississippi. My home in Oxford, MS is only 85 miles east of the Mississippi river. In the south part of the county, State highway 7 crosses the Yocona River near the intersection of State highway 9W. The photo shows the cotton fields on the south west corner of Hwy. 7 and the Yocona river. That is where Hayseed and I spotted the Gulls. We stopped to photograph the birds.
Here is Hayseed’s 14 second video of the gulls grazing.
Hayseed took another video while I took still shots. Here another photo of the gulls.
The other 17 second video shows the flock (about fifty birds) flying to another part of the field. You can see the irrigation rig in the background and the tool barn in the far corner. A small group of crows were also foraging in the field. A few moments of film led to a long discussion by us of migration patterns. Though unusual in this case, the migration lanes for many North American birds is huge. These gulls flew this route and chose this moment to stop over. We were at the right place at the right time.
Today’s sighting was exciting and we wanted to share this with the fine folks here. Hayseed then told me that he had a video of his honey bees drinking. Naturally, I have to add his short 25 second film to fulfill my “bug of the day” obligation. The trick is to notice the mosquito floating in the first scenes of the video. The honey bees are just nature’s eye candy in this case.
I hope you found our Mississippi moment interesting. We don’t have many dull days here because there is something going on…always. I will share as many things as I can, when I can. Until then, thanks for stopping by.
What’s up in nature in your area today?
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