#audobonsociety

watched the animated film flow recently, it starred a secretary bird, amongst a host of other animals. no dialogue. great movie.

—Aldo Leopold, “On a Monument to the Pigeon,” 1947

I’m not sure I’ve ever loved a bird as much as I love the one in this photo. And that’s saying a lot, because I have seen a lot of amazing birds in my life. It’s truthfully not that there is anything extraordinary about this bird or this photo. It’s the fact that this was taken during one of the worlds greatest migrations...the sandhill crane migration along the Platte River in Nebraska. There are something like 500k sandhill cranes that congregate here on their way north in the spring, before dispersing to so many different areas across North America. I was lucky enough to witness this migration for a few days recently. And that I captured this single crane against such a dreamy sky, all alone amidst the madness of a major migration...it takes my breath away just a little bit. I can relate to this crane..it can be so nice to soar on your own, among the clouds and away from the crowds, if only for a brief moment. Fly high, little one. 🙏❤️ #nebraska #sandhillcrane #audobonsociety (at Gibbon, Nebraska) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNG1BPPsIe9/?igshid=1oa6piid4e64m

so round

Tennessee warbler, Point Pelee Park Ontario reposted from audobon.org