Slightly Ruffled

I went out to breakfast with my brother Jim, and his neighbor John. After eating, I went back to the spot where I saw the sandhill crane babies that I shot a couple of weeks ago. They were either buried in the sand...or hiding behind a hill. They were not to be found.

So, I drove to a pond where I've seen crane babies for the last two years. No babies, and this crane (He/she?) didn't have a mate. I'm hoping that the mate was elsewhere doing crane stuff...but it has been my experience that they usually stick together. Maybe it was my imagination...but he/she gave off vibes of being sad.

I saw a crane couple on the way home. They are on my FLICKR PAGE. Dip on over, and have a look. So exciting to get SO close to such a magnificent bird.

Rain and more rain today. Rainy and cold.

Here's 4 posts of crane babies past.
1. March 29, 2011
2. March 25, 2011
3. March 28, 2012
4. March 17, 2012