The Crane & the Pond
The reflection in the water caught my eye first. As you can see, it was gorgeously camoflaged against the long grass (especially from afar). I had been on my way to put the trash in the dumpster, and heard the strangest noise.*
It took off and I went "OH NO NO NO NO!" and just snapped the pic XD
It wheeled back around over the pond and I thought it was going to come over my head . . .
. . . but it veered back towards the pond . . .
. . . and landed next to the geese.
The geese were not impressed.
It did not care.
*I was looking up Great Blue Heron sounds to compare them to, and realized that it's not really a heron at all, but a crane. According to All About Birds.org, it's a Sandhill Crane . . . and according to the map, we don't get those here in Maine. But, if you'll read the description, you'll notice some similarities:
- Very large bird.
- Long neck.
- Long Legs.
- Gray body, may be stained reddish.
- Red forehead.
- White cheek.
- Tufted feathers over rump.
Pretty spot-on, no? Here are some close-ups of the last two pictures, to give you a better idea:
I am both fascinated and confused! Whatever it is, I was awed to have witnessed it so closely and so clearly.
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