A news report in November 2008, told of a farm in Colorado that, once they were finished with the harvest, opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick up the leftover vegetables. Forty thousand people showed up! These modern gleaners, arriving by car, were a far cry from Jean Francois Millet’s famous gleaners, portrayed in 1857.
The Gleaners, by Jean Francois Milet, 1857
Here are some local gleaners, photographed in fields in the surrounding countryside:
The Gleaners: Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
The Gleaners: American Crows (Corvus brachyrhychos)
The Gleaners: Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
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