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"Morning Dance"

As the sun rises each morning over the Platte River in Central Nebraska, it is a regular activity for the cranes, as they are waking up, to stretch their wings and sometimes do a little dance for their partners or potential partners.  After they stretch they will often jump up and down in the air, flapping their wings and exhibiting a number of other "dance" moves for any partner that might be interested :-)
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"Evening Roost"
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"Cranes in the clouds"
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"Buzzed by Cranes"

This pair of cranes flew low and fast right over the top of our photography blind on the Platte River.
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"Trio of Cranes"
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"Morning fly-out"

A small group of cranes heads for the farm fields after roosting on the Platte River all night.
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"Two Cranes"
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"The Gang"

A group of Sandhill Cranes hangs out in one of the farm fields near the Platte River.
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"Okay class, now listen up!"

This shot makes me laugh... it looks as though the crane on the left is giving the other cranes some instruction... as if to prove that point, after they were watching/listening to the crane on the left, all four of the cranes on the right turned and started to run down the field, taking flight after only a few quick steps.  They were followed by the larger (older?) crane on the left.
NEBRASKA 6197

"Morning Dance"

As the sun rises each morning over the Platte River in Central Nebraska, it is a regular activity for the cranes, as they are waking up, to stretch their wings and sometimes do a little dance for their partners or potential partners. After they stretch they will often jump up and down in the air, flapping their wings and exhibiting a number of other "dance" moves for any partner that might be interested :-)
NEBRASKA 6197

"Morning Dance"

As the sun rises each morning over the Platte River in Central Nebraska, it is a regular activity for the cranes, as they are waking up, to stretch their wings and sometimes do a little dance for their partners or potential partners. After they stretch they will often jump up and down in the air, flapping their wings and exhibiting a number of other "dance" moves for any partner that might be interested :-)
See photo in original gallery.