Did someone say #MarshMadness? Yes, yes they did!
Sandhill cranes are the largest species of crane in North America. Here are a few dozen in the shallows on Sauvie Island, north of Portland, Oregon in January of this year. They are migrating through and depend on wetlands for quality food sources and to rest up before the next leg of their journey.
Here is a 1-minute video of #SandhillCranes on the wing, circling around and landing among some others. This group was in the foreground and took to the air when a pair of #BaldEagles landed in the tree directly behind us. Sound up, not only for the distinctive and loud calls of the Sandhill cranes, but also for the screechy-chirpy noises of the Bald eagles at 9 seconds in.
It's #MarshMadness!