RED8218086 Offline

attydallas3: Great Herons on the property, BIGRED1? My mom used to love to see them on our little lake back home .. we had "Big Blue" (blue, of course) and "Big White" (white, of course) .. &:-) Paul

RED8218086: These are Sandhill Cranes,, they're similar to Herons. These were at my son's house not mine.

BuzzN onIt: Those come to a wildlife refuge near me in he winter. About 20 whooping cranes having been coming with them the last few years.

RED8218086: At first i saw them at a glance and I thought they were deer.. similar color ..

paintmynails: It would be so cool to look out your back window And see the beauties of nature

scottd568r: They are in my area now. In spring they have a flight path that brings them through. You know it's them from the calks they make. Haunting sound if you haven't heard them before.

kneelingprincess: ~ Very unique... are they friendly? Or is that one that you do not *bother* or would they just move on if you walked out to greet or feed them?

scottd568r: Closest I got to one was 15 feet. They are wild, so I didn't try to feed it. They stand between 6 and 8 feet tall. Scared the crap out of me, as they are silent walkers.

SunshineDeb: Nice!! They are regulars here at the park I go to. I don't get too close to them, like your pictures. The first time I saw one I was very startled and kind of scared because it was as big as me! I'm 5 ft tall and that doesn't seem to be as tall as me! And with that beak

SunshineDeb: Nice pics