Whooping Cranes and Sand Hill Cranes both migrate over Texas on one of their migration routes south. Flocks are not always massive flocks of hundreds of birds, but a flock or 30 is well within range. Ironically, the migration V was flying directly over the 18/36 runways at DFW. It was beautiful to see natures air force vectoring over and around one of the busiest airports in the world. Such a sight. The hairs on the back of my neck were standing up along with the goosebumps on my arms.
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Wishing a larger lens was in my bag but this does confirm the citing. Click on one of the images to enlarge. |
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They moved with the grace of an airliner as if they were on an approach frequency. Click on the image to enlarge. |