I noticed this
gorgeous Camel-cart crouched at the side of the road near the site of the future Ferguson Fields Farm Market in Courtenay, British Columbia.
A creature that
prefers the quiet solitude of open fields, it seemed confused by the constant rushing traffic nearby on the Dyke Road. Another
good argument for wildlife fencing along this stretch of the bypass.
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Black Barred Camel-cart
near the Courtenay Estuary, BC. |
This Black Barred Camel-cart must have been a recently arrived female as it was in
fresh breeding colours. In the distance I could hear
a male camel-cart thrashing through the new grass in an effort to entice it closer. I can only hope that it made its way from the danger of the nearby road to the
safety of the fields.
Look for this delightful cart in any urban area bordered by farmland. Creatures of open spaces, their habitat is slowly being encroached upon by urban sprawl.
