What Was That?

I sat here this morning trying to remember yesterday’s great idea for a blog post.  :think: The only thought that came to mind was my sister, Maggie’s, FB post: “The biggest lie I tell myself is, ‘I don’t need to write that down, I’ll remember it.’ ”

As I contemplated the truth of that, I heard a raucous chattering.  It could only be one thing.  Sand hill cranes!  And indeed a flight of them organized over our house.  I though I might be able to capture a “grab shot.”  I opened the blinds and picked up the camera . . .  Not a crane in sight.

Then, I saw that they had landed in the field behind us.  I set up the tripod and camera at the office window.  I zoomed in to the max to see if could rescue the moment.  The results were not dramatic.

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Other attempts did not bring better results.

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Canada geese have been around for a while now.  Spring will arrive very soon.

Are you ready?

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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

10 thoughts on “What Was That?

    • Thanks, Sharkey. :tiphat: I was impressed by those shots using a point-and-shoot camera. My farmer neighbors don’t share our love for the cranes.

  1. Michigan is a great place for migration sightings. While teaching in Capac, I was privileged to go during my lunchtime (at least once each spring) to watch the thousands of Canadian Whistling Swans that came to the flooded fields and marshes of farmer’s nearby property. It was an unforgettable experience to watch those beautiful all-white birds with 6 – 7 foot wing spans, sometimes seeing some form a wedge and fly away. My students and I looked forward to the arrival of the swans each year.

    • Across the road from us, there is an open pasture field with a drainage “ditch” running across it. The ditch is shallow and not well defined. Migrating canada geese find it a great stopping off place. Swans are rarely seen in this neighborhood. (They are commonly seen on a lake about two and a half miles from here.) We did have a pair of mute swans nest about a quarter mile from here a couple of years ago.

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