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Back at the Tulip Fields

Since the weather was nicer today so both Chris and I went to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm last night.

Here is a photo that Chris took of some purple tulips.  Check out her 61 Musing blog.

This year Wooden Shoe has two tulip fields.  I grabbed portions of each field.

On our way home we saw a Turkey Vulture.  For a close up of some of this vulture, click here on my Cee’s Showcase post.

Also known as the turkey buzzard, the John crow or the carrion crow, the turkey vulture is the most widespread of the New World vultures.

The turkey-like looking red bald head of the adult turkey vulture isn’t exactly beautiful, but there is a good reason behind it. When it is eating carrion, it must often stick its head inside the carcass to reach the meat. A feathery head would capture unwanted pieces of the vulture’s meal (just like food can stick in men’s beards), along with all the bacteria such pieces would host. The bald head, ultimately, is a matter of hygiene.

Another interesting thing, turkey vultures do not have a voice box and thus have limited vocalization capabilities. They can only utter hisses and grunts. They usually hiss when they feel threatened. Grunts are commonly heard from hungry young, and adults in courtship.

So, as you drive through the Oregon countryside and spot these native beauties (choke choke), you need to know that they are protected.That means if you see one, just let it alone. Just let it hiss and grunt by itself – smile.

-Jan Jackson

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Cee

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  3. I just went to the Wooden shoe Tulip Fields yesterday. Quite magical! There is so much beauty in Oregon. From a fellow Oregonian (rural Newberg area)

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    • Hey neighbor. The tulip farm is magical. Have you ever made it to Swan Island Dahlia here in Canby? You live in a beautiful part of the state.

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      • 🙂 Good! – I remember when I lived in the US as a kid people would often say “have a happy day” and I thought that was really nice. 🙂

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        • You knew people who were unique. I rarely hear “happy” attached to anything. That’s why I like Happy Christmas, Happy day. Have a good day is used a lot. It could all depend on what part of the US you were in it. Anyhow, I like it. 😀

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