Migrating Cranes

It’s that time of the year when flocks of birds are migrating south. There have been many flocks of geese passing overhead during the past couple of weeks, but a few days ago we had a flock of Cranes pass by.

I was out working in the garden, when I heard their distinctive calls in the distance. I grabbed the camera and got a few shots of the flock as they passed by high overhead. There were more than 180 birds in this flock.

There’s been a severe outbreak of Bird Flu this year that has struck the Crane population, so these were lucky survivors.

The last time I saw migrating Cranes was back in 2013, in March. That time they were going North for the Summer, and they were flying lower and circling over the house.