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This group flew in and started drinking straight-away. I’ve visited a few Refuges in the last few weeks and the Cranes, Swans, Geese, and other birds are arriving in more numbers each week.
It’s an exciting time to be visiting the Pacific Flyway area of California.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 300mm f/4@ f/6.3| ISO 500| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Hand-held

Sandhill Cranes, California Pacific Fly-way, birding, In the Wild