This Morning's Backyard-Cam, Sandhill Cranes, Hummingbird, etc.

When they left I went out and refilled the pans. The suckers came back for another round. After they left that time the squirrels came back.

What are they, surely to pretty to be emus?

Sandhill Cranes [link to en.wikipedia.org]

They've been around here since we moved in 30 years ago. You don't want to anger them, they have a middle claw like a Velociraptor...and use it. They will chase you....

nice pad OP

I just ran a temperature test in the backyard from the video. I have two outside thermometers, the one in front about 6' from the house said 86°, the one in back about 3' away said 85°. I took my old real mercury thermometer outside and walked around that shade on the left of the video, after about 10 minutes it read 86°. At the same time the Weather Station down the road was reporting 92° [link to www.wunderground.com]