The Flight of the Cranes

Sandhill Cranes during their fall migration
(photos taken October 22/09)

We don't often see these stately birds, so it was truly a rare and beautiful sight when

softly, peacefully the cranes flew over

while I stood on the road with a friend.

We watched until the distance claimed

them, their strange warning calls still

resonating in our ears....kar-r-r-o-o-o,

kar-r-r-o-o-o.

Sandhill Cranes breed in the Northern US, Canada, Alaska and Eastern Siberia. In the autumn they migrate to their wintering grounds in Florida, Texas, Utah, Mexico, and California.

Sky Watch Friday