Sandhill Crane Migration
A unique and unfamiliar call heard on my walk back from the Wetlands saw me gazing skyward with a puzzled eye. A large V formation of long-necked, broad-winged birds was passing overhead, and they were definitely not Canada geese. With my telephoto lens fully zoomed out, all that I could capture was not quite half of that V formation. Even though I had never seen these birds before, I was fairly confident that the far-reaching necks and trailing long legs belonged to a flock of cranes. I zoomed in for a few shots before the opportunity passed by. I confirmed another new bird for my list when I returned home, sandhill cranes. A bird that I would not normally come across in my travels, but I guess that a flyby also counts. That sighting left me questioning if it is normal for sandhill cranes to migrate through Ontario in December? Coyotes are ever-present in the Wetlands, but I have yet to observe them this year. The only giveaway has been their footprints in the newly laid snow. Co...