"I thought you might enjoy what our spring looks like up here—at least our nearby forest preserve and marsh. The sandhill cranes migrate over us in droves. We see them and hear them—their graceful soaring and distinctive wing-flaps, and their unmistakable loud rattling calls.
We usually have a few that stay the summer and fall, and rarely, the winter, and sometimes they nest and produce young. This little guy (?) was all alone and calling for his brethren (only far-away calls in return)... and so absorbed in his calling he hardly noticed me snapping away. Happy spring-to-be to you too!"
One of the most rewarding things about working at the nature center is that you meet people from different parts of the country. I first met Sue Wagner on a bird walk last summer. She was in town on a visit but soon returned to her home in Illinois. From time to time, she sends me photos of what's happening in her little corner of the world.
- Photos by Sue Wagoner, Aurora, Illinois
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