Thursday, November 24, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sand Hills at Sandy Ridge..."The Longest Twitch" Continues!
"I am the master of the castle!...er, nest..."
Sandy Ridge Reservation is one of our favorite areas close to home. It's made up of reclaimed farm land and is now wetlands, woods and a large meadow. AND it's part of the Lake Erie Birding Trail, so this will be part of "The Longest Twitch!
"On this visit we made our way through the woods and on to grandmothers house...no, no, no...to the wetlands. Silly people.
Among all of the ducks and coots and the Mute Swans of the last post...we had the pleasure of watching the resident pair of Sand Hill Cranes dancing, preening and working on their nest. Did I mention we saw coots? That'll be in the next post. Meanwhile back to the Cranes...
*I just heard from Tim Fairweather, the resident naturalist at Sandy Ridge. The "nest" is actually a Muskrat lodge. I guess the Cranes where helping with the fall redecorating...
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