These birds are HUGE—They stand 5 feet tall and are one of the oldest bird species in the world.
And very shy—I have to be more than careful to get a photo of them. If they see me (or the dog) even flicker in their eyesight they all lift up as one and fly away!
I just love having them here. I used to call them as they passed us by in years past: “You are WELCOME here! Just land! Please! Please come!”
Thankfully they are here now!
YAY!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Lulu: “Dinosaurs!!!”
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Yep! Long ago DNA
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They are so beautiful! I’d love to see them in person 😀
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They are hard to get close too but Oh So Stunning
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They are such majestic birds! I love hearing their call in the Spring:)
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Me too 🙂
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They used to pass through here years ago, but I haven’t seen them in a long time. I’m not seeing many geese either and this all makes me really sad :-(.
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We have so many Sandhills now they have run off the geese. And no ducks ever on the farm now. So sad.
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One of the oldest species .. wow!
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