Nature Comes a' Knockin' : The Sandhill Crane

Yesterday while studying the shadows in my yard for optimal spring planting layouts, my dog took a sudden interest in something outside of his fenced area. I looked, curious what held his attention, to find there were 5 Sandhill Cranes walking down the street! 

I quickly called the girls outside and grabbed my camera. We have seen these quite a bit, since coming to Hernando County, Florida, on the sides of roads, flying over our house and, now walking down our street!

According to WhatBird.com, "A group of cranes has many collective nouns, including a "construction", "dance", "sedge", "siege", and "swoop" of cranes."

Happy Nature Watching!