We're patting ourselves on the back because of this CLOSE-UP sighting of a Sandhill Crane in
Yellowstone. We've seen them from a distance; however this is the closest we've gotten to them to
date. There was a pair that amazingly seemed rather unconcerned that we were there as they
continued to feed in the meadow. Sandhill Crane facts: The sandhill cranes that call Yellowstone
home in summer spend their winters in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico and Mexico. During summer
months, sandhills are found in pairs and tend to be reclusive. During migration, however, on their
way to their wintering grounds they form large family flocks of up to 200 birds. When these flocks
join together in staging areas it is not uncommon to see a thousand cranes in a field or meadow.

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