shedding

The cattle look hot these days. The sudden and extended jump in temperatures has them dropping hair like crazy! The winter coats they each produced just a few months ago are way too warm this spring.

One pat with the gloved hand produces an immediate hairball. They are busy rubbing on everything they can find, working out clumps of hot fur. And the song birds filling the fields and woods today are using these castoffs to line their nests.