alittle about sandhill cranes.

I better explain alittle about these birds for those who have never seen them before.
{Grus canadenis }
description.34-48"(86-122Cm.)w.6,8"(2 m.)
very tall,with long neck and long legs.
largely gray,with red forehead.
Immature browner,no red on head.
plumage often appears rusty because of iron stains from the water of the tundra ponds.
voice;a loud,rattling Kar-r-r-r-o-o-o.
habitat;large freshwater marshes,prairie ponds,and marshytundra;also on praires and grainfields during migration and in winter.
nesting;2 buff eggs,spotted with brown,in a large mound of grass and aquartic plants in undisturbed marsh.
range;breeds from siberia and alaska east across the arctic canada to hudson bay,and south to western ontario,with isolated population in the rocky mountains,northern prairies,and great lakes region,and in mississippi,georgia,florida.winters in californa,s central valley,and across southern states from arizona to florida,also in cuba.

the mating dance of the sandhill crane is spectacular.facing each other,members of a pair leap into the air with wings extended and feet thrown forward.then they bow to each other and repeat the performance,uttering loud croaking calls.courting birds also run about with their wings outstretched and toss tufts of grass in the air.
Now you know what I mean when I say some sandhills were in the fields ..
I have seen them do their dance and it is awesome.they do it so well.and they sound so happy.its because they have found a mate.and they will raise a family.and most likely year after year they will be together.birds usely do stay together for life.
they arent like humans.they stick together...

well the storm clouds moved in today.and two good times we recieved some much needed rain.hope everyone around here got some.my step mom said they really need it.their garden is in need of rain bad.and some of the corn near Anna,s is looking bad,when the leaves get real pointy at the ends, that is not a good sign.and some isnt even knee high.it should be knee high by the the 4th of july.if not its a very unhappy farmer.I did some of my writing in my cook book today.and wasnt going to post.but when I checked to see if anyone had stopped by I figured I better write about the sandhills.so here is the post.for today.

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Psalm 16;1-2.save me,O God,because I have come to you for refuge.I said to him,You are my Lord;I have no other help but your,s.

when we put our trust in the Lord he leads us.he shows us the path we should take.he pertect,s us and shows us how to chose what is best..He is faithful and kind.and willing to lead us.he is a friend who sticks closer then a brother.and we can trust him with our lives.
bad things some times happen to good people.God does not send the bad,he gets us out of it.