I was literally sitting here at our laptop, mentally "wringing my hands" and sad and frustrated because, so far, we have not published any Posts on Google Blogspot yet in June 2025.
Then (Who knows why? A nudge from a Guardian Angel?) I casually glanced outside and there they were. Two wild Sandhill Cranes en route North!
Our personal, very first ever sighting of the Cranes here at our Condo, occurred two years ago on Saturday, June the 10th, 2023, when the below two cranes just casually wandered into our lives out in front of our Condo.
Two photos showing last years Crane visit on May the 26th, 2024.
.jpg)
In Early Spring, sandhill cranes migrate north and can be seen in a variety of states in the West and Midwest, including Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Montana, Illinois and Indiana. 80 percent of all sandhill cranes in North America use a 75-mile stretch of Nebraska’s Platte River during spring migration. From March to April, more than 500,000 birds spend time in the area preparing for the long journey north to their breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska.
As summer approaches sandhill cranes are usually spotted in the most northern regions of the contiguous U.S. and in Canada and Alaska. About one-third of the entire North American population of sandhill cranes breeds in the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska. Outside of the Americas, they can be found as far north as Siberia.
As fall approaches, the cranes then reverse this treacherous journey and start to head South again.
We are just thrilled to have seen the Cranes again.
Out in our back yard area.
The Cranes "were on the move" so I had to race out back to photograph them the best I was able to accomplish.
And off they strolled!
Not that they can hear us but..
"Cranes. Thanks so very much for your third visit with us!"
Cap and Patti
Very exciting to capture the photos of visiting Cranes. These Cranes are my father's favorite bird, never in his life has he shot one, since he subsists on other birds. However, when some of his friends offer a caught crane, my mother would fix his special meal for the family, and it is also his favorite meal. He told me many years ago as a child, when Cranes arrive in their nesting area, they would dance together, sing their excitement. That I remember of my father talking, the voice I heard meant a great deal to him. Thank you so much for sharing those Crane photos, it just brought fond memories of my father's favorite bird "Cranes", they are birds he likes Cranes were more meaningful.. Aloysius Esther Family
ReplyDeleteWow Aloysius and Esther! Thanks so very much for reading our Post and then leaving us a great comment sharing some of your family memories. Cap and Patti
ReplyDelete