It’s no secret that one of my favorite things to do in the spring is to visit the Kearney Nebraska area and watch the Sandhill Crane migration come through there. I could toss around a lot of superlatives but really none ever do justice to the actual event. You have to see it to believe … Read more
“High horns, low horns, silence, and finally a pandemonium of trumpets, rattles, croaks, and cries that almost shakes the bog with its nearness … A new day has begun on the crane marsh. A sense of time lies thick and heavy on such a place.” ~ Aldo Leopold
Mid March and it’s about time to head back to central Nebraska to spend some time with the Sandhill Cranes. Each year is a bit different, well heck, each day can be different. Last year it was 70 degrees one day and a blizzard the next! Hopefully this season will be a bit more stable … Read more
Mornings in the sandhills of Nebraska are lively…well, at least when you’re near a lek or courting area for the Prairie Chicken. The colorful males work hard to show their stuff, trying to attract a female, while also battling it out with other males that might try to encroach their small plot of turf. It … Read more
An early spring morning with the cranes on the Platte river in central Nebraska is always a memorable experience. Fog isn’t uncommon, nor are crimson and pink sunrises and sunsets. And as the cranes begin their day, after a long night on the river, you’ll see them often leaving early, before sunrise, in wave after … Read more