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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Mar 18, 2015 7:52:30 GMT -5
Some of the state that hunt them call them "ribeye of the sky". yea I've heard a lot of people say that they are one of if not the best bird to harvest for meat! But to do that here would come with a hefty fine and probably a little time in the slammer... I'll just wait till they open a season and could hunt them from the swing on the front porch! Thanks for the photo! I live in Greenwood and although we have many geese hang around, the cranes seem to fly over. They look to be even bigger than a goose.
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Post by BOWn Hunter on Mar 18, 2015 7:58:50 GMT -5
yea they stand about 4' tall and have a wingspan around 6.5' they are very large birds but VERY cool! Although they can be annoying at times I still love having them in my backyard! Here's a link to a lot of info on them if you want to look at it! If you listen to their sounds on here for a large flock rattle call, that is what I hear all day when they're here! The flat rattle is what you hear when they are flying high and the loud rattle is what they do when on the ground or "sparring!" They are estimated to be 2.5 million years old! Talk about a dinosaur!! Sandhill Cranes History
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Mar 18, 2015 8:42:05 GMT -5
I have never seen cranes on the ground. Heck, until last year I didn't know what they were flying over. They sure do fly high. If anyone can snap a photo of them on the ground, I'd like to see it. They fly high and seems like half the time they arent going anywhere when they do fly. They seem to fly in circles alot when i see them ! Yes, I could be wrong, but I think they're picking up the wind current when they fly in a circle. Funny, the first time I noticed them was last year. If I'd been out there with a call I would have thought that they were coming back for me.
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Post by 36fan on Mar 19, 2015 11:34:33 GMT -5
They fly high and seems like half the time they arent going anywhere when they do fly. They seem to fly in circles alot when i see them ! Yes, I could be wrong, but I think they're picking up the wind current when they fly in a circle. Funny, the first time I noticed them was last year. If I'd been out there with a call I would have thought that they were coming back for me. They are riding the thermals to increase their altitude when they are circling. A big flock of Sandhills landed in the field behind my house on Thanksgiving Day a few years ago. I tried to sneak out and get some pictures of them. I was about half way there, and my 4 or 5 year son came running out of the house to join me. Let's just say he wasn't very stealthy, and I didn't get my pictures.
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Post by firstwd on Mar 19, 2015 21:00:42 GMT -5
I saw my first group of Trumpeter Swans fly over Sunday. I knew they visited Muscatatuk Refuge by Seymour, but had never seen them in Decatur County. Pretty cool!
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