Can you imagine the sort of strange looks I get when I pull off to the side of the road, get out of my car and take a picture of a metal frog, or a bunch of birds, or a boudin sign?!
Thus, the backside of this piece of machinery instead of the front. The man driving it might have wondered why I was in his field, standing there taking pictures of things that were so ordinary and everyday to him.
Isn't it fascinating?
Now, can someone identify this piece of equipment for me? I'd appreciate it.
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Is this machine harvesting the wheat or chopping down the stalk that remains after harvesting the heads? I do love to watch the big farm machines working a field. During the late summer/fall often can be found on the side of the road just watching! We never tire of it. Maybe we can do some "watching" when you are here! ;-)
Okay, I can't leave a message by "us" - MIgirls....strange.
Zach says it is a combine (sp?) I am sure Kim or Tommy Frey could tell you all about it. It's what cuts rice.
Yes, I think someone told me it was likely a combine, but when I looked online at other pictures of combines they had the "spout" towards the top that shoots the rice (heads) into a truck for transporting. This didn't have that...just cutting the heads off and blowing it out the back in piles?!
I tried to get the picture of the birds that followed behind that machine. They were having a buffet for sure!
Oh, and I changed the comments so anyone could leave a comment, not just folks with a google account. Maybe that changed how you sign in?
My husband says it's a combine..
Yep, it's a combine, and yep, that's rice harvest in southwest Louisiana. Having spent a few growing-up years in the Great Plains of Northeast Colorado, I have to confess the photo looks like wheat harvest. But it's rice--Louisiana rice, cut this time of year. The fields don't look the same as they did in March when the field looked more like a catfish pond than a wheat field.
Thanks for the combine confirmations. I appreciate the input (and the comments on the blog)!
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