Our unmowed north paddock
On the past two visits to the Mountain Farmlet I discovered another good reason to let a pasture lay fallow.
Bobwhites!
I never got to see them but oh how thrilling it was for me to hear them! If I could have seen them they would look like this…
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I observed that some of them call out “Bob-White”, while others preferred to call “Bob-Bob-White”. I never knew there were two forms of their calling. Did you?
In my research I found out that the Bobwhite’s habitat is systematically disappearing. Less habitat can mean only one thing… fewer Bobwhites. Over time as we work our new property I must make sure to have at least one pasture out of use from spring through fall.
Now that I have found them, I want them to stay!
And so I leave you with a lovely audio-visual of the Male Bobwhite calling. ENJOY!
Life on the Farmlet 