Go North, Young Cranes

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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.

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Towhee Troll

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Towhee Troll: “Who’s that clomping along my trail?” Paparazzo: “It’s only I, a mild mannered paparazzo!”
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Towhee Troll: “What’s the pass phrase PAPARAZZO?” Paparazzo: “Hmmm? Good question. How about ‘I’m a lot bigger than you’?”
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Towhee Troll” “@$&#*£∂©å¥ paparazzo! Close enough. Pass on by.” Paparazzo: “Thank you Mr. Towhee Troll.”