Lanette mentioned that there were still a few Sandhill Cranes hanging around mid-Nebraska, so we decided to drive on over to take a look. Words cannot describe their beauty. Their sounds, dances, and even the way they fly and land are amazing. The numbers were low, but we still got to see some!
And as usual, other birds were about:
My favorite, the Meadowlark
The ornery red-winged blackbird
We also saw a pheasant, many kestrels, a cardinal, robins, etc.
And on a sad note - One of my favorite bridges burned down a couple of weeks ago
Ryan had mentioned this at dinner last night, but I had to go see it for myself. Sadly it was true. I used to go there fairly often to get outside during undergrad at UNK. Apparently there had been a controlled burn across the river a while back, and then a couple weeks after that some high winds rekindled a large pile of debris, which led to the fire going on uncontrolled, and it eventually reached the bridge.
I hope they rebuild it.
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