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bigcats-birds-and-books · 11 months ago

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January 18, 2024. Sandhill Crane Flyby!!

I live at the VERY edge of a Sandhill Crane migration route, and I saw a flock of at least 40 flying southwest today at 3:52PM! I haven't seen any in a couple years, and this is the biggest group I've spotted. Usually I catch them with their strung-together rattle calls, but these guys were pretty quiet (just a couple brief rattles today, which was thankfully still enough to make me look up through the trees!). Allegedly it was 28ºF today but felt like 21°F--I hope they were staying warm up there. Safe travels, friends!!

#birds #sandhill cranes #bird photography #(barely lmao sorry y'all)#my photography #SERIOUSLY THIS WAS SUCH A FUCKING DELIGHT I LOVE THEM!!!#and i was SO impressed by how big the flock was!!#usually i spot little groups (6-8)#this one was Impressive #and yeah i absolutely did sprint around the tree cover and take a shitty video of them vanishing off into the distance #(this is how i counted at least forty. i didn't have my glasses on lol)#i do listen in the fall and winter when i'm at my desk because usually i hear the rattles through my window #and then sprint outside to see if i can see them #today my walk was perfectly timed to catch them as i went around the block!!!#which is good cuz they were so quiet lol #if you click and zoom on the picture you can see their Crane-ness better!!#thanks for stellar image quality tumblr lolol

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