My fascination with the beautiful sandhill crane continues today. Yesterday I drove back to where I saw the birds on Saturday and they were still there. When I went around the block to pick up Charlie so he could see them, they must have flown off, because when we got back to the development, they were gone. I do know that it is time for them to migrate to Florida - typical Michigan snowbird.
I went online to see what I could learn about them and found out that they are believed to be the oldest living species of bird, having existed for 9 million years in their present form. They can stand up to five feet tall and have a wingspan of six to seven feet. There is a
sanctuary for them here in Michigan with around 9,000 of them in summer.
Here are some of the photos I took yesterday with my camera:
Sandhill cranes are very wary of humans so I tried to stay in my car.
"You go your way and we'll go ours"
I love a parade
