Look at them today

Wow – another great showing for the Sandhill cranes in our area. Many get to marvel at the large birds as they fly overhead in large numbers at different times of the day as they make their daily flights in the skies.  I had heard there were thousands this year and I think many of them spent several days in my corn field eating and talking to each other.  I was truly blessed yet again to have them in my fields, this has been the fourth straight year that they have returned.

I spent hours watching and listening to the birds as they walked up and down the rows eating leftover corn.  Once in a while I would startle them just to watch some take off and circle before landing again.  They had a very set pattern where they would arrive about 8:30 am EST and take off about noon and return about 2 pm and stay till about 5 pm everyday for two weeks.
One day I just watched them take their time and land in small groups it reminded me very much of a airport with planes landing and taking off all day and in prefect stride.  They had a tendency to start the day at the bottom of the field and work their way to the high knoll area and then take off.  It was truly a gift from God to be able to see so many and just watch them.  It was so peaceful and encouraging to see them each day.
They are gone now for this year but hopefully they will return next year and relax with us once more.  Take a few moments to look at my pictures in the gallery with different shots over the years.