It’s that time of year when the Sandhill Cranes start foraging the spring fields with their newly hatched colts.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesSandhill Cranes ride a strong north wind southward, then bank into the breeze to land in an open field.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesHundreds of migrating Sandhill Cranes call overhead each autumn, announcing the approach of winter in northern Illinois.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesAmong waves of migrating Sandhill Cranes in southern Wisconsin, one unusually pale, leucistic bird stands out.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesSandhill Cranes highlighted by the last rays of the setting sun as they glide through a dusky sky on their way to their evening roosting grounds.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesHello my old friend! Sandhill Cranes have one of the longest fossil histories of any currently existing bird.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesA little Sandhill Crane colt, just days old, is on the move trying to catch up with its sibling and parents.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesMa and Pa Sandhill Crane let out one of their rattling bugle calls with their two little colts beside them.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesSandhill Cranes parachute against the stiff south wind at sunset for a soft landing into their roosting field.
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill CranesWith the Sandhill Cranes in full migration mode, how about some Sandhill Cranes against the sun?
Subject: WaterbirdsFocus: Cranes, Sandhill Cranes