Flying Sandhill Cranes

by Judi Dressler

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Flying Sandhill Cranes

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Judi Dressler

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Photograph - Photography

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Thousands of Sandhill Cranes winter over in Southern New Mexico at or near Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. This photo was taken in the late afternoon as the sun was starting to go down, when the cranes were flying away from the cornfields and back to the ponds and lakes where they spend the night in the water, safe from predators. These two flew directly over me on their way. I love to watch these graceful cranes and feel privileged to get to photograph them.

From Cornell's website: "Whether stepping singly across a wet meadow or filling the sky by the hundreds and thousands, Sandhill Cranes have an elegance that draws attention. These tall, gray-bodied, crimson-capped birds breed in open wetlands, fields, and prairies across North America. They group together in great numbers, filling the air with distinctive rolling cries. Mates display to each other with exuberant dances that retain a gangly grace. Sandhill Crane populations are generally strong, but isolated populations in Mississippi and Cuba are endangered."

Photo taken on December 6, 2017, at Bernardo Wildlife Area in NM

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