I have been hanging out at the bird feeders lately
Trying to get some good photos of birds in flight…
I love how their wings leave a soft sigh in the air, or swoosh as they takeoff
I have to be careful as this little fur ball loves to come with me…and that is never a good thing. The birds leave the area in a wind churning frenzy.
This little bird was way up high, listening to the silence of the sky
Last evening, as the sky started to purple and fade a female Great Horned Owl and her mate stopped by
They were delightful to listen too and then to watch leave…silently lifting up from the branches; floating away like a breath of wind
During the day the air is alive with the shimmering sounds of the Sand Hill Cranes
Their thrilling call is beautiful.
They spend the night on the farm also, but are so silent one doesn’t know they are here.
The Canada Geese do not seem to like to be where the cranes are. Rather sad, I tell them all the time they are welcome.
Still, they fly on their calls adding to the trills of the cranes on the ground.
What lovely creatures add to our long winter days!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I bet the Sandhills are gorgeous sights and sounds! Kinda funny that the geese don’t hang around with them. You are getting owls and gorgeous skies again ~ yea!
It’s snowing here….
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Once we get to February I count down to March 1…farming starts the first full week of March!
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Thank you for sharing all the beauty you find on a winter’s day on the farm.
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All full of BIRDS!
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You have your own little bird sanctuary there..
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Pretty much the same type of bird, but I do enjoy them.
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The Sand Hill Cranes would be good fertilisers! I dare say would bring a
smile to Terry’s face plus of course the calving cows!
Far cheaper than the stuff from the stores!
You don’t know how lucky you are – no killer Indian Mynah birds.
Everyone of your native little birds would disappear as fast as you can blink.
I am a total war with my murderous ones here, but they are as crafty and cunning
as “cut snakes” – in other words I am losing the battle “ROYALE”! Damn!
Cheers
Colin
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We have nasty birds here, but those sound just awful.
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I can hardly wait for the first of the geese to come back to us, then followed by the Sandhills. Now the winter night is totally silent….not even a coyote howl now. Dense fog today, too. When the big flocks of Sandhills come in Spring, they drop off two pairs here and they try to raise young and by fall the flocks pick them up again. Wish I had them all winter like you do, but we have no grain fields here. You are fortunate to have wings at your farm all winter.
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They sure help pass the long time of winter. Lucky you you get to see babies…what a treat that would be.
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Your pictures of the birds are awesome, especially the ones in flight!! Love the two owls, too!
Blessings!
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I always love the owls when they come. Thank you, Vadarae
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Wonderful!
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🙂
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You are sounding spring like! Send it here too!
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I am so ready!
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So much bird life Linda … lovely to see and hear 🙂
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It’s fun to see them and try to get them on the camera…I have lots of blurry photos 🙂
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The soft sound of wings is so lovely. I was remembering earlier this morning a time in WY when a small group of Canadian Geese flew low over the spot where I was working. Incredible that the ‘shush’ of their feathers could be heard above their honking.
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They move some much air with those wings, it’s just amazing to get to see and really hear. 🙂
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