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It's March in Nebraska... again...

 

 

 

Yesterday a friend and I drove to Grand Island for lunch and to see the sand hill cranes...   

It's hard to tell in photos but the cranes are 3-4' tall with a wingspan of over 6'...

 

I shot most of these photos last spring... They were in a couple of my very first Tabblos... before I had made so many friends here...

So since they weren't seen by most of you... and since I love the cranes so much, seeing them and hearing them, I am posting them again.

 

This year I have learned to add links to some awesome videos to go with.

 

 

Click Here

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed this...  Hugs to all... Jodi

The geese & cranes have invaded Nebraska.  They are early again this year.  It happens every March, over 600,000 sandhill cranes arrive and stay for several weeks, fueling up for their long flight north.

 

I shot these photos just north and west of the I 80 & Hwy 281 exit which is south of Grand Island and 2 miles east of Gibbon right along I 80.

 

 

 

They say there are several hundred thousand geese in Nebraska already...

 

Look closely at the sky in the photo to the left... There must have been 5000 geese on and flying above this small lake... maybe more.

 

Most of these are snow geese although there are some Canada's...

 

We also went to the horse races... There is a pond in the center of the oval track and on it and around it in the grass were 1000's of geese... 

Look closely at the sky, the ground and the lake behind the horses... there is hardly room for one more goose to land and yet they kept coming and landing...

Sandhill Cranes do a little dance when mating... jumping in the air several feet and flapping their wings... "Pick me... Pick me"

 

Click here for a YouTube video of the mating dance...
COMMENTS
Saulblum said at 7:33 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
Wow, so many birds!
SFMatMan said at 7:35 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
I thought I recognized those. I want to see crane photos from your new camera!! :)
Andre. said at 7:44 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
I like the layout. Cool bird shots. Love the video too.
Moabjeeper said at 7:52 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
Very well done! Nice captures.
Hope you take your son's advise.
I hope get some on early Apr on my way to Moab.
Moorlerche said at 8:24 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
Gosh, and I though I saw many geese in February. ...but thousands. You might have to stopper your ears, when they take flight. Beautyful shots of the cranes. Jodi, can enlighten me, how to enter a link into a tabblo. The questioned just popped up this evening, while having been working on my current project.
ConnieL said at 8:57 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
So that's where the Sandhill Cranes are headed when they fly over here? We hear them and go running out to watch. We only ever had geese fly over in Illinois. Really enjoyed this and the information you gave.
YorkJodi said at 11:16 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
My sister pointed out an error on my part... which I've corrected... there are said to be 600,000 cranes migrating through the small corridor in central Nebraska every March on their way to Alaska & northern Canada to nest. (Sandhill cranes mate for life)
SusanFromOregon said at 11:17 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
Great Job Jodi- Love the last picture on the left!
Ira said at 11:55 p.m. on Mar 9, 2009:
The wonderful world of a nature and arrival of spring. Perfect photos of birds.
Hollyridger said at 12:34 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
Wonderful photos, Jodi! I love your enthusiasm...
Jigs said at 2:25 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
yes, thank you, i really enjoyed your shots! must have been really noisy in the geese's "playground", like one big party! :-)
Chilla said at 2:53 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
Jodi, these are wonderful image.I would love to see these wonderful birds. So glad you thought to post this again.
Sd14 said at 3:36 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
Hi jodi very good shots well layed out in tabblo lovely to see that the wildlife has not been totaly destroyed by mans greedy ways,
joe???
Wildthing said at 4:12 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
Not seen so many of these huge birds together. Nice pics & links, Jodi.
Pachito said at 6:13 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
Did you place a few bets at the races? ;-) Like the bird shots!!
Mariusblack said at 7:09 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
wow, awesome shots, jodi! the last two shots of the birds in flight are just fantastic! =)
Debdog said at 10:11 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
wow!!! so many! i love the way you cropped these and the layout.....cna't wait to see shots from your new camera!!!!
Tanglewire said at 10:45 a.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
great pictures
Queenanneslace0724 said at 12:45 p.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
I like them all but esp the way you cropped the very 1st picture! It really gives you the feeling
of the big sky out there. That's what I remember when we drove out west. We have a small sky here ;-) kim
Chaitiamma said at 12:53 p.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
amazing shots of the birds !!!
Msisongkram said at 8:39 p.m. on Mar 10, 2009:
Nice shots with nice layout complimented with nice write up! Great job, thanks!
Hhwind said at 3:54 a.m. on Mar 11, 2009:
Fantastic shots, just love the flying geese and ivasion of some sort aw so nice
EMA said at 3:59 p.m. on Mar 11, 2009:
This is amazing! I wish I could see it in person! Must be something to never forget. Thank you for sharing!!!
Loes said at 7:23 p.m. on Mar 13, 2009:
Incredible, so many birds! Wonderful pictures Jodi!
Shenresi said at 4:20 p.m. on Mar 15, 2009:
very beautiful tabblo, with wonderful pictures in a great layout, Jodi!!!
Pattymaryclare said at 7:51 p.m. on Mar 17, 2009:
incredible that you were there when these thousands of geese were too! THIS IS JUST fantastic Jodi....sure looks nice. (still snowy winter here but IT'S GOTTA' GO SOON! LOL Take care, Patty
Gerardfotografeert said at 4:28 p.m. on Apr 12, 2009:
Well done Jodi, Awesome shots off the Sandhill Cranes. Beautiful!
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