I had to make a trip to Minnesota this past weekend for a family issue and on the trip up I was treated to an experience that was a "lifer" for me. I got to see and capture a very large flock of Sandhill Cranes! They were in a harvested wheat field and some were even dancing and doing their odd call. This is a link to their call at All About Birds: Sandhill Crane Listen This image is just a very small portion of the flock.
Nice catch. I really like the way they dance. Their call is quite loud, I;ve had them 5 feet away from me calling like that.
ReplyDeleteThere is a spot a 2 hour drive NW of us where the sandhills gather before heading south. We get VERY large flocks of them