BLANE KLEMEK OUTDOORS: Sandhill cranes have returned to Minnesota

Not many sounds in nature can match that of the sandhill crane. The unmistakable rattling cry, “karr-r-r-r-o-o-o, karr-r-r-r-o-o-o, karr-r-r-r-o-o-o,” echoes across Minnesota marshes and fields everywhere now. Sandhill cranes have returned!

Northland Outdoors Park Rapids Enterprise

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Northland Outdoors Park Rapids Enterprise

Red Lake WMA Master Plan, PDF, United States Fish And Wildlife Service

Blane Klemek: Courting sandhill cranes leap into the air, bow their heads and necks, kick their legs up and out, and flap their wings - Detroit Lakes Tribune

Red Lake WMA Master Plan, PDF, United States Fish And Wildlife Service

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Blane Klemek: Courting sandhill cranes leap into the air, bow their heads and necks, kick their legs up and out, and flap their wings - Detroit Lakes Tribune

Goldfinches are a welcome splash of color at our backyard feeders