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Sacramento Valley

Sandhill Cranes, Nelson (11/8/20) Robert Kermen

It’s time for the Sacramento Valley to shout, “I’m next!”

Migratory birds are filling the rice fields and cluttering the skies with cacophonous squawking from Lodi north to Chico.

On a Sunday morning drive, Robert Kermen found Sandhill Cranes feasting along Agua Fritas Rd, west of Nelson.

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South near Richvale, Snow Geese were milling about, trying to avoid predators and competing with the swans.

English Walnut, Sacramento Valley (11/8/20) Robert Kermen

Even the orchards are becoming active with English walnuts and persimmons brightening the autumn landscape.

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