Monday, June 28, 2010

Sandhill cranes return

Mid April brings the Sandhill Cranes back for the summer.   We think that they make their nests next down in the marshy area by the lake.  They are shown here making their ethereal prehistoric call sound as they fly to their nests after daytime feeding in our meadow.   If you close your eyes and listen to them, you can imagine being here tens of thousands of years ago.