Jersey cow, Palmer's

I trekked over to the local farm pond I visit often, and I was hoping to spot a few more returning species of ducks, besides the Pintails I'd written about last week. This shallow wetland is something of a waterfowl magnet, but while Green-winged Teal had joined the congregation, those pretty ducks were hanging out on the far shore—way out of range for the 55-200mm lens I had. Ah, for something longer. Ah, for the income to buy something longer. Perhaps sensing my distress, a small, brown dairy cow broke from a herd of young black and white Holsteins that were feeding on the rise by the pond and ambled within lens range. I think she was probably a Jersey, a gentle and smallish breed known for delivering milk with a high cream content. She reminded me that although there are pictures I simply lack the means to take, there are plenty of other images I can capture.