My Big Farm Bubble Was Burst This Evening

All along I thought winter wheat was growing in one of the fields by me and I was way off on my guess. A neighbor told me this evening that alfalfa was growing in the field. I learned a few interesting bits of information this evening. The deer actually will lay down in the alfalfa to hide and also graze on it. We actually have coyotes by us and I am to not have any fear of them for they do not harm you is what I was told. Someone once told me that they walk with a stick so as to protect themselves from coyotes. I was also told that not too many in the area plant winter wheat because it does not allow for a crop to be planted of the soy beans and from what I understand there is more money to be made with harvesting the beans. Years ago the one field use to have dairy cows on it. Now, onto my inquisitive questions what is the name of my new favorite bird that is black with red patches on it's side. I hope I get this right I think it is called a red winged black bird. From what I was told this bird seems to harass the eagles. Now that is not a good thing for I really like the eagles. Very interesting piece of information I learned today also, the larger of the two bald eagles is the female and the one that is smaller in stature is the male. The tree in which they perch is going to be the tree of action in a very few short weeks. From what I was told that is the tree where the two eagles perch as they watch the eaglets in the nest. When the time is just right they will begin to beckon the eaglets with a high pitched call for them to come forth out of the nest. That is when you want to start observing the eagles for that is suppose to be a show worth watching. When I start to see more than the two eagles in the tree the others will be the eaglets learning to fly and land so to speak. Once they get that then the bald eagles will take them to the lake and show them how to fish.
I kept telling this neighbor how fascinated I am with the farming and also some of the wildlife and that I really am a city girl at heart that has an interest in the farm culture. I would like to see the alfalfa harvested for that is suppose to be interesting to watch also. Let me conclude my farm/wildlife lesson for the evening.
God created nature for us to enjoy. Do not let the week go past you without enjoying some aspect of nature or wildlife. Even if you are not an avid outdoor adventurer still take the time to see something in nature that possibly you walk by all the time, just take a moment to notice it the next time you walk by. God just may have a hidden nugget tucked in there somewhere for you to discover. Happy adventures to you.