Post by Woodsie on Mar 22, 2016 15:14:30 GMT -8
On March 11-12 I went to Monte Vista, CO, for the annual Sandhill Crane Festival (my third time to go). It's a blast watching the sandhill cranes do their dances and hearing their chortling calls. This year the weather was perfect, temps in the 60s, mostly clear skies. Mtngrl went with me.
We arrived in Monte Vista around 4:00 on March 11th, checked into the motel, then headed for the fields where the cranes hang out. We stayed until dark, then went back to the motel to get some sleep. We got up at 4:15 Saturday morning and headed back to the fields so we could be there when the cranes flew in at day break. We spent the day running back and forth between areas. In addition to the cranes, we saw a bald eagle, four great horned owls, tons of Canada geese, and a few snow geese.
Here's a few pics....
