Thursday, November 7, 2024

More Sandhill Cranes

We turned around and headed back home at this point, wondering if we would see any more Sandhill Cranes.  Well, we did!  But they were a very long distance away, like a grey line on the far side of the field.



Can you see all the cranes way over there?


We stopped to get a shot of these three cranes fairly close, though they took off flying.

But look at all the cranes behind them!



These final three photos show a long line of Sandhill Cranes gathered on the far side of the field, not much to look at but a record for us.  We drove home happy after a good day hunting for the remarkable Sandhill Cranes.


9 comments:

  1. That certainly looks a lot of Sandhill Cranes!

    All the best Jan

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  2. They are beautiful to see, even from a distance

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  3. Big birds are so impressive aren’t they. I was on the bus at a big local intersection where the road goes over a brook where I very occasionally see herons. We stopped at the traffic lights and suddenly a heron flew past really close. It flew so slowly I don’t know how it stayed in the air. Do your cranes fly slowly?

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  4. I can imagine your excitement at seeing so many. I would be thrilled with the sight of one!

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  5. Wow, that's an amazing number of birds. What great luck in finding them.

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  6. I've been working on my 2025 calendar and found the one photo of a pair of cranes in our area. I thought of you and your adventures.

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  7. Not a lot of grains in that field, but a lot of Cranes.

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  8. I always think of the area in Nebraska where they fly through. They seek out tourist both spring and fall. I am glad you got to see them this year as I know sometimes you don't find them anywhere.

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