Hello all - Two nights ago, at 7:30 pm, probably the same flock of Sandhill Cranes crossing the state, and mentioned by the other posts, flew over our house on a mountain near Conifer, going SW. It was just getting dark so I never saw them, but their calls were unmistakable! Last spring was the first time, in the 12 years that we have lived here, that I had ever heard them fly over our house. I generally travel hundreds of miles each spring and fall to photograph them, so it has been a thrill to suddenly find our house right in the middle of their new migratory route!
And just a note, as an artist and photographer (alas, not a scientist. . .) I find them anything but common ! Words can't begin to describe the thrill I feel when I hear them call the first time each season -- or the 100th time; such extraordinary creatures! I always feel sort of blessed, like just for a moment I have the privilege of sharing an ancient and secret world. Posts about their whereabouts are one of the reasons I subscribe to CoBirds, and I am so grateful for this information! Thanks everyone, please don't stop! Paula Bard Conifer, 8500 ft. -- [email protected] paulabardphotography.com 303-898-5054 "No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." William Blake --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
