My Christmas Gift

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While out walking on Christmas Day I could hear the call of a flock of Sandhill Crane's. They have a very distinctive sound and be heard from a goodly distance away. But finding them in the sky, getting the camera up to that area and focused is a bit of a feat.

This is a bit of a surprise, they do fly over this way but this is really late in the season. Well it is an odd weather year with especially warm weather and no snow, I mean none so far this winter.

My brother who died almost a year ago and I would always correspond about them. He was in mid WI and I in IL. There was a field just behind his house where they would nest and raise chicks. I just get to see them on the way up or down. Anyway a sweet memory/reminder.

So this is one of a couple flocks I saw and filmed today. Not sure what other ones will get posted, I will add links if more are decent enough to post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHPUXys ... E.L.Reible

Ed

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Smaller flock

https://youtu.be/hIegVn9qUgQ

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My favorite of the day. A large flock and closer.

https://youtu.be/3zquxAvl1K8

Ed

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And the last one that was decent except that the battery ran out and so faded the flock and this part of today's adventure.

https://youtu.be/JI7ItA_lDI0

Hope you got to enjoy these.

Ed