This is what I saw! (Only farther away, because I zoomed in for the pictures.) Basically what I saw was a lot of heads farther above the water level than ducks would be.
I turned around and drove down a side road that may or may not be closer to the wetland, but it was a safer place to park. Do you remember them? Even as far away as I was, they were disturbed when I got out of the car.
If you don't recognize them yet, the title is a clue. It's not a murder of crows, or a brace of ducks, but a seige of...
... cranes, sandhill cranes, Grus canadensis, that is. Once a few of them started moving they all rose and whirled around like a little tornado, then settled down in a farther pond.
I did crop one photo that had a nice individual crane.
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WOW......you got the shot on that individual one. Bet it was neat to watch them all rise up and swirl around....fun surprise for the day!
ReplyDeleteHow fantastic! What a scene. Well spotted!
ReplyDeleteWhat magnificent birds!! What fabulous shots, wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSandy is a regular visitor around these parts. I've never seen that many of the noisy critters in one place before.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find! Seems rare to me that one would see so many congregating in one spot.
ReplyDeleteA month ago on our way to Chelsea we say a group of 3 or so. I feel like they are both clumsy and graceful, if that makes any sense.
-J
Loretta- They must be flocking up to fly south. I've never seen that many together
ReplyDeleteGlynis- It was great- there were some there again yesterday, but not as many
Polly- although I like closeups, these show their behavior nicely
Chuck- I think they were getting organized for the fall flight
John- you make great sense. There is a lot of bird there to keep under control and get off the ground.
Wow, you got a terrific shot of that crane!
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