Sandhill Cranes

4/14/2013 Sandhill Cranes

There’s a nesting pair of Sandhill Cranes nesting along a nearby lake.  They have been here all winter.  You can hear them most days, but only rarely do they come out of the thicket.  Occasionally, you can see them flying, but only at a good distance.  Each year, I try to get to the Platte River near Kearney, NE during mid March to early April to see the great Snadhill Crane migration firsthand.  Unfortunately, I could not make it this year.  So, I’ll have to settle for a nesting pair instead of 500,00 Sandhill’s along the river.