Monday, February 6, 2012
Sandhill cranes feed in an old corn field as they gather at a roosting location along their winter migration route in Cecilia, Ky., on Thursday, February 2, 2012. According to counts made by biologists with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, about 6,900 of the birds stopped in Cecilia on Tuesday night during their winter northward migration on their way to their nesting grounds in the Great Lakes Region. These birds, which are part of the Eastern population of sandhill cranes, are part of a group estimated to be larger than 70,000 birds, many of which were wintering in Florida. Sandhill Cranes stop in Kentucky during migration | Kentucky.com The birds are on their way home to their nesting spots. Spring is on the way and all is right within my soul.

Sandhill cranes feed in an old corn field as they gather at a roosting location along their winter migration route in Cecilia, Ky., on Thursday, February 2, 2012. According to counts made by biologists with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, about 6,900 of the birds stopped in Cecilia on Tuesday night during their winter northward migration on their way to their nesting grounds in the Great Lakes Region. These birds, which are part of the Eastern population of sandhill cranes, are part of a group estimated to be larger than 70,000 birds, many of which were wintering in Florida.

Sandhill Cranes stop in Kentucky during migration | Kentucky.com

The birds are on their way home to their nesting spots. Spring is on the way and all is right within my soul.

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  1. reallykatie said: i’m so worried that we are gonna have a late-season snowstorm and all the little confused animals will be hit hard! the squirrels on campus are digging up all their nuts already, the robins are mating, it’s madness! and yes…i know i sound crazy.
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