Nebraska's Sandhill Cranes

Every year between the end of February and March hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes fly through here while migrating North for the winter. They stop within a few miles of Kearney for about a two week period to fill up on left over corn in the fields to gain the energy needed to make the long flight into Northern Canada.

Since living here, I have more or less taken this for granted since it happens every year. Kind of like living in New York City and never going to the Statue of Liberty, I can't believe I know people like that:) It wasn't until I had the chance to go and photograph these birds at Rowe Sanctuary that I truly appreciated what it was all about. Some areas of the river are completely covered with cranes for miles, you can hardly even see water.

In the morning while I was in the blind I met people from New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas and Nevada, I was the only person that lived within 200 miles. It's crazy how many people come to crane watch. It was nice to get back to my photography roots and be able to shoot nature again, I think I'll have to make more time for some personal shoots.