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Sandhill Cranes

I was sitting outside and reading when I happened to look up and notice that visitors had come to call.


These two wandered right up close and did not seem at all disturbed when I got up to get the camera.  They can have all the insects, creepy crawlies, and grub-like things they want.

Is anyone working on genetically engineering ants to eat garden weeds?  That would be a useful thing, I think.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 3:44 PM

    How lovely. You have a great camera, Olga.

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  2. MuffieJanuary 23, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    Beautiful birds! LOL about the ants!

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  3. Arkansas PattiJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:26 PM

    A good goose will eat weeds for you. Then all you have to worry about is goose poop.
    I love the Sandhill cranes, especially the sound they make as the fly so very high in the sky.

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  4. BarbJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:32 PM

    Now - you wouldn't be having those visitors in VT!

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  5. Muffy's MarksJanuary 23, 2014 at 8:05 PM

    Wow, what a wonderful chance of a life time to get those great photos!!!!

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  6. UnknownJanuary 23, 2014 at 9:29 PM

    They are beautiful! They had to make it a special day.

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  7. MargaretJanuary 23, 2014 at 10:10 PM

    Lucky you to have such beautiful visitors.

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  8. Sally WesselyJanuary 23, 2014 at 10:22 PM

    Wow. I've never seen these creatures in my yard. What a fun visit you had.

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  9. Linda ReederJanuary 24, 2014 at 12:28 AM

    Wow! Very cool!

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  10. SakuJanuary 24, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    Incredible, the birds are gorgeous. I'd like to find something that would eat the weeds!

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  11. Granny AnnieJanuary 25, 2014 at 6:04 AM

    Oh Olga, you know that you are just rubbing in the fact that you can sit outside in Florida while the rest of us are shivering inside our houses from cold:)

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  12. susie @ persimmon moon cottageJanuary 25, 2014 at 11:35 PM

    Oh how fun that would be to look up and see those cute cranes and green grass! As I look outside today I see sunshine (Yay!), brown frozen grass, and road salt encrusted streets. It has been and is being a long winter here in St. Louis.

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  13. KayJanuary 28, 2014 at 12:59 AM

    What beautiful birds and they're right outside your home? That's too amazing!

    Ants? We're trying to eradicate fire ants in Hawaii. But weed eating ants would be OK, I think. :-) LOL

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