The winter birds have arrived….we are seeing daily crows and ravens (Although, those birds live here year-round they don’t stay close to the farms) and the ever present flocks of sparrows and starlings. We have others but these are the majority of the birds. The owls are back in the tops of our trees sending their soft hoo-hoos into the night.
The air is full of the sound of Sandhill Cranes…we have lots and lots of them —-I mean lots!
They are looking for certain fields, landing in one and then leaving and then landing in another
Where the Canada Geese used to be we now have the cranes.
I’m not complaining…I enjoy both of the bird types.
As winter progresses we will start to see the birds species mixing, but for now…for the beginning of things they won’t share. Most of the Canada Geese are hanging out at the water places, the rivers and Confluence Lake and small ponds.
I hope to get closer to these really shy birds to try and get a really nice shots of the birds.
I also hope they come closer to the house so I can watch them right out the window, that would be fun!
Anyway, we are taking the day off today…no real work..tomorrow we start back up again.
Have a good one everyone,
Your Friend, Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Sandhill Cranes are gorgeous… My son in Texas gets them in his area during the winter… You got some great photos. Hope you can get more.
Hugs,
Betsy
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That is really neat! We don’t see them here in the east, although I saw them the one time I went west many moons ago. Hope you get the photos you want!
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Ahhha! Now I know where/when to arrive when I finally get back to bird photos! 🙂
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Good for you taking a day off. No one deserves one more.
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seeing the cranes come in to feed would be so cool!
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Theres so many of them and I assume they’re looking for dropped seeds from the harvest. Will they stay with you all winter?
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Very cool. When did cranes start coming into Delta? I don’t remember them as a kid.
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You certainly have a lot of these new visitors to the farm. I haven’t seen many cranes, so I look forward to more pictures.
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Oh my gosh these are so wonderful…lucky you. I wish those sandhills could stay there…they come down here to Florida and land on golf courses and get bopped. We went to a bird rehab place in Sarasota and they had so many cranes that had their leg broken that way.
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(I love seeing them here …. it’s just that now, even when I see them in a field, I worry about them. I’ve never in my life seen so many in one place, by the way. …sorry for the two comments. My IPAd sent before I was ready.
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They are the neatest birds. I like how their legs bend backwards! 🙂 We don’t have sand hills here. They do pass by occasionally though.
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That is a lot of birds!
Hope you were able to have a good day off. ♥
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Interesting to see the annual migration of your birds.
One thing they do refurbish the fields in kind.
They fertilise.
Enjoy your break, even if for only one day.
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)
PS: It has at last decided to rain – double “Yahoo Ho” – 3 nights now running and more coming
with thankfully no real problems -so far.
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The Cranes are in Kansas also. All hunting in those areas of anything have been stopped until they move on. Thank you for the pictures. Sharon Drake south central kansas
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I wouldn’t have thought of Sandhill Cranes being in your area. How cool!
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Beautiful photos of the empty silent country – is it silent? – do the cranes make a noise, or have a call? LOvely post thank you LInda XXX
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I’ve never seen one up close, I only hear them flying over the house. So cool that you can get photos of them!!
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They are beautiful birds! You will enjoy listening to them:)
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