02-27-2023, 12:58 AM
Wasn't expecting this but I take my SX60 to a friend's for a Sunday brunch. He lives on one the myriad lakes in our area so I'm pretty sure of getting something and it was a gorgeous day.
Well, there's a gaggle of Sandhill Cranes hanging out! They didn't migrate as, it turns out, like Canada Geese, they won't leave if they can find food and we've had a warm Winter. I just hope we don't get real Winter in March and April...
So here's the lookout. Of the four, one stood apart from the others to keep watch for predators. Around there tho the only predators are the two legged kind-hence, the epithet "Ribeye on the Fly". They were nearly hunted to extinction in Michigan but in the early 1900s (I think) they became protected by law. So now they're fairly common.
And the group:
Then I saw some of the more normal fauna-the ubiquitous Mallard Duck. Seems they're already trying to continue the species while we're still in February. Still very beautiful creatures:
And this last image is two males eying two females, and vice versa, I'm sure. So, it needs a good caption-let's hear 'em!
Well, there's a gaggle of Sandhill Cranes hanging out! They didn't migrate as, it turns out, like Canada Geese, they won't leave if they can find food and we've had a warm Winter. I just hope we don't get real Winter in March and April...
So here's the lookout. Of the four, one stood apart from the others to keep watch for predators. Around there tho the only predators are the two legged kind-hence, the epithet "Ribeye on the Fly". They were nearly hunted to extinction in Michigan but in the early 1900s (I think) they became protected by law. So now they're fairly common.
And the group:
Then I saw some of the more normal fauna-the ubiquitous Mallard Duck. Seems they're already trying to continue the species while we're still in February. Still very beautiful creatures:
And this last image is two males eying two females, and vice versa, I'm sure. So, it needs a good caption-let's hear 'em!