Terribly off course!

This morning I stepped outside of my house and immediately was taken by a very loud and unusual sound. I looked across the pond to see where the sound was coming from and noticed two large birds that I had never seen before. I grabbed my binoculars, bird book and camera and headed down the meadow. Sandhill Crane is what they are and they are among the oldest living birds on the planet! Their home is Nebraska along the Platte River. 3 of the 6 subspecies are migratory however there is no mention of mitratory patterns west of the Rockies.  So I consider myself privileged to have had these two beautiful birds stop by our little Glenshire Pond for a bit of R&R before heading east to Nebraska.

           Safe Travel my friends!

 

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!