Antigone canadensis

Pair of Sandhill Cranes in the Centennial Valley

By |2022-07-14T05:43:50-05:00September 16th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted to find quite a few Sandhill Cranes in the Centennial Valley of Montana last week and this pair was close enough to photograph.

Stained and Unstained Sandhill Cranes

By |2024-03-27T12:33:26-05:00September 26th, 2013|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A few days ago I saw quite a few Sandhill Cranes starting at just past the Visitors Center for Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, in one of the farmer's fields I saw 11 of them feeding in the freshly tilled soil.

I have Montana’s birds on my mind

By |2021-03-02T14:05:59-06:00April 14th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red-tailed Hawks, Sandhill Cranes, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This time of the year I start dreaming about the Centennial Valley of Montana and of the birds that call the valley home during the summer.

Photograph but don’t touch – Wildlife Ethics

By |2024-03-13T15:16:18-05:00March 20th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Long-billed Curlews, Red Foxes, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I do hope that non-photographers and the general public know that behavior like this is an exception and that ethical photographers would not have gone up and petted the Sandhill Cranes.

Sandhill Crane at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By |2022-07-14T05:18:02-05:00November 25th, 2012|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

So, each time we see or hear Sandhill Cranes we are listening to and looking at a real living fossil.

Coming Soon to a view near U(tah)

By |2024-03-27T04:39:04-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Double-crested Cormorants, Loggerhead Shrikes, Long-billed Curlews, Salt Lake County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These are just a small selection of the cast and characters of the upcoming Spring Season

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