Sandhill Cranes Are Back!

Old 03-06-2011, 08:36 AM
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I have a nesting pairthat comes back to my land every year. These birds are huge, and just majestic. They have a load yell....scares the stuffing out of my bulldog!
I know Spring is coming, they arrived yesterday!
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Old 03-06-2011, 08:47 AM
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Aren't they just the nose-yest est birds! We hear them all the time in the summer. The scare me half to death when the squawk close by!!
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Old 03-06-2011, 08:59 AM
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Noisy, yes! Remind me of some prehistoric bird with their huge shadows.
The bulldog wont leave the porch if she hears them!
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How about some pics for those of us who don't have them (smile). They sound awesome.
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We had a large flock of robins visit a few days ago. I have not seen cranes in my area.
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I would love to see some pictures of them.
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Old 03-06-2011, 10:12 AM
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Yabba Dabba Dooooo! Spring is comig! Can't Wait!
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Old 03-06-2011, 10:21 AM
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We have a pair that live in the swamp nearby. Loud and big!
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They are so loud that sometimes you can hear them flying overhead, but they are so high you can't see them!
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We don't have any in our town, but 40 miles north (work), they have a kazillion of them...I had never heard of them or seen them before.

I call them terra-dac-till (sp?) birds because they do look so prehistoric and that's the first name that came to my mind when I saw them.
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