Anything On The Tele?
Category: Sandhill Cranes
Incoming
Sunset on the Sandias and Sandhill Cranes coming in for landing. Most of the group of cranes decided not to land and flew further south, or made another round before landing.
Cracked Moon & Tangle-Heart Tree
Flying V
The Sandhill Cranes are flying over in larger flocks each flock of fluing V’s. The often circle over the area to gain altitude or regroup before continuing south.
Short video of the look and sound of the Flying V as the cranes fly south.
First Cranes
The cranes have been slowing coming in for about a week now, but I have not been able to get photos of them before sunset.
Go North, Young Cranes
The cranes that stayed in Corrales over the winter have flown north. Now we are seeing some of the stragglers flying north from areas further south. Every once in a while a group of cranes will circle over our house to gain altitude before continuing north. Cranes that fly in close to sunset roost along the Rio Grande before they continue their journey north at sunrise.
Beavers, Splashes, Cranes, Owl @ Dusk
Owl looking at the afterglow on the horizon.
Jupiter (the white dot) was under the moon this morning.
Circle Under Sun
Bold
The cranes that have been foraging in the field north of us have become quite bold, letting me get much closer to them for photos. The cranes will start flying north this month. In the weeks to come there will be few left. All but maybe a few stragglers will be gone by March.
Off Center & Not Even 