tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490825601191670951.post8423260100847895087..comments2014-12-02T17:19:07.519-07:00Comments on Uncommontaries: Coming in for a Landing at the Bosque del ApacheJohn McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046585077977319739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490825601191670951.post-53821399002116426802010-12-09T19:07:16.578-07:002010-12-09T19:07:16.578-07:00By the way, everyone should check out Kevin's ...By the way, everyone should check out Kevin's photography on KC Photo blog. Just click on his nom de blog, above, in the first comment.<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment, Kevin. I appreciate it.John McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046585077977319739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490825601191670951.post-41845391187248444072010-12-09T19:05:10.877-07:002010-12-09T19:05:10.877-07:00I have heard that about Nebraska, Karen. Would lov...I have heard that about Nebraska, Karen. Would love to visit. Alas, by this late March I hope to be back in Deutschland. But if not, expect a visit on a weekend around then. Would love to go anywhere that birds congregate in the tens of thousands.<br /><br />I didn't know that young cranes were called colts. What a cool, vivid experience that must have been. Where do they hatch? That would beJohn McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046585077977319739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490825601191670951.post-86618595895322868282010-12-09T18:08:48.366-07:002010-12-09T18:08:48.366-07:00Not to downplay the Bosque del Apache - some day I...Not to downplay the Bosque del Apache - some day I hope to get there, and to the Aransas Wildlife Refuge in Texas where "our" flock of cranes winters. I've heard lots of good things about the Bosque, and the opportunity to see cranes in winter might be a driving factor if I can ever swing a trip that way. John - did I tell you about seeing a pair of cranes and their colt the summerKaren Krull Robarthttp://www.kkrullrobart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490825601191670951.post-52603963578335125062010-12-09T18:03:47.343-07:002010-12-09T18:03:47.343-07:00If you really, really want to see cranes, come to ...If you really, really want to see cranes, come to central Nebraska in late March, which is peak time for the sandhill crane spring migration. 400,000 cranes in a 60 to 70 mile narrow corridor, spending their nights on the Platte River and days foraging the nearby fields for waste corn and grubs. These are magnificent birds; spring migration is a grand time. Come and visit, John! I'll supply Karen Krull Robarthttp://www.kkrullrobart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490825601191670951.post-58985363711148633302010-12-09T12:10:28.563-07:002010-12-09T12:10:28.563-07:00beautiful, indeedbeautiful, indeedKC Photog Bloghttp://kcphotogblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com