Tag: Sandhill Cranes
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The ancient, amazing lives of sandhill cranes, Colorado’s beloved visitors back for seasonal stop
In Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Jenny Nehring longs for this time of year, when her eyes look to the big sky and the big birds flying en masse against the Sangre de Cristo peaks, snow-capped and glowing from the rising and setting sun. “That never gets old,” Nehring says. Around her home in Monte Vista,…
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20,000-plus of bird species with seven-foot wingspan arrive in Colorado valley
Described by Colorado Parks and Wildlife as “a living dinosaur: [a] large ancient species known for its spectacular mating dance,” massive sandhill cranes have arrived by the thousands in Colorado – and you’re able to go see this natural spectacle in full view. Weighing about 11 pounds, these cranes stand roughly four feet tall and…
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Sandhill cranes are back in southern Colorado. Here are 5 facts
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s great wildlife spectacles is underway. And for a 42nd year, the Monte Vista Crane Festival returns to honor it. The festival runs March 7-9 — three days of arts, exhibits, lectures and tours to the surrounding, nutrient-rich fields where thousands of greater…
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Sandhill cranes making much-anticipated return to Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s most anticipated natural phenomena is about to get underway. Sandhill cranes start flying into the San Luis Valley this month for their annual stopover. The majestic birds — long-legged with 6-foot wingspans, guttural songs and dances beloved by legions of admirers —…
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Thousands of majestic sandhill cranes to make annual appearance in southern Colorado this month
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One of Colorado’s great nature shows is returning for its annual, brief run. Later this month, greater sandhill cranes are due back en masse to the San Luis Valley, where they stop along their migratory path for the nutritious fields and wetlands. And also for a chance at love. The majestic birds famously mate for…
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Beloved cranes are back in southern Colorado
A favorite seasonal visitor is back in Colorado — and with it, a festival in its honor. The 40th Monte Vista Crane Festival is set for the weekend of March 10, with three days of celebrating the dramatic birds that flock to the San Luis Valley this time of year. Tens of thousands of sandhill cranes…
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New initiative in western Colorado seeks answers to changing ways of sandhill cranes
Well known are the sandhill cranes that grace the southern San Luis Valley every spring. Lesser known is the smaller population that migrates across the Western Slope, around Delta and Montrose. And more mysterious to experts on that side of Colorado: reasons for fewer sightings of the majestic birds over the past couple of decades,…
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Colorado’s iconic sandhill cranes are back for a limited time
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A wildlife spectacle that comes to Colorado once a year is in full swing. Sandhill cranes have returned to the wetlands and barley fields in the state’s southern San Luis Valley as part of their annual migration. From Deb Callahan, Friends of the Luis Valley…