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Sandhill Cranes, Oct. 2009

On 10/4/2009, Lynda and I went to the Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve (near Lodi) to see the Sandhill Cranes coming in. Since then the common name seems to have changed to the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve. You can learn more about it here: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/delta/cranetour/

Sandhill cranes are quite large, with wingspans that can reach 7 feet. The evening we visited had nice weather with enough clouds for sunset colors. I didn't count when we were there, but someone said 700 cranes landed the previous evening.
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Sandhill cranes flying against sunset colors with a sun dog (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
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Sandhill cranes flying against sunset colors with a sun dog (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)

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  • A flock of sandhill cranes flying in (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Sandhill cranes flying against sunset colors with a sun dog (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Sandhill cranes flying against sunset colors with a sun dog (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Sandhill cranes flying against sunset colors with a sun dog (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • A sun dog (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Sandhill cranes flying against a blue-grey sky (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Sandhill cranes flying against a blue-grey sky (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • A flock of sandhill cranes flying in over a bright-yellow sunset (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Three sandhill cranes coming in for a landing against a bright-yellow sunset (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Three sandhill cranes coming in for a landing against a bright-yellow sunset (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Three sandhill cranes coming in for a landing against a bright-yellow sunset (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • A flock of sandhill crans flying against the sky (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • A flock of sandhill crans flying against the sky (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • A flock of sandhill crans flying against the sky (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • A flock of sandhill crans flying against the sky (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • Three sandhill cranes flying in against sunset colors, mountains, and the foreground bushes (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • A flock of sandhill crans flying against the sky (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • 4 sandhill cranes on a grassy island in the marshy field (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • 4 sandhill cranes on a grassy island in the marshy field (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
  • 4 sandhill cranes on a grassy island in the marshy field (10/4/2009, Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve near Lodi, CA)
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