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Sandhill Cranes
Date: 3/10/2009 Album ID: 708642
Photos by Nathan Van Dyne
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MAIN a1 Photo A pair of sandhill cranes glide through the windy sky near the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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A formation of Sandhill Cranes flies against the backdrop of the San Juan Mountains on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They can often be seen flying in threes, often a mother, father and offspring. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They can often be seen flying in threes, often a mother, father and offspring. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Three Sandhill Cranes take flight after feeding in marshland. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Through the howling wind, a pair of Sandhill Cranes fly through the snowy sky on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Through the howling wind, a pair of Sandhill Cranes fly through the snowy sky on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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A formation of Sandhill Cranes glides effortlessly through the windy sky and blowing snow. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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A lone sandhill crane wanders the marshy land of the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge looking for food on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Sandhill cranes fly against the backdrop of the San Juan Mountains as soar near the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, Mar. 8, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Snow descends on the San Juan Mountains as sandhill cranes prepare to land. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Often seen flying in threes, sandhill cranes fly to a new destination with the San Juan Mountains in the background on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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The Sangre de Christ Mountains loom in the background on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009 as dozens of sandhill cranes prepare to land. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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With a back drop of cows and San Juan Mountains, sandhill cranes feed on farmland on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. It is common to see the cranes roaming the nearby farmland as well as the are wildlife refuges. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Sandhill cranes do their mating dance as they feed in a farm field near Monte Vista on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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The sky and ground are filled with hundreds of sandhill cranes and other water foul as they prepare to land in the early evening near Monte Vista on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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A pair of sandhill cranes head west above the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, Mar. 8, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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Sandhill cranes hop during their mating dance on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)
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