LIFESTYLE

Sandhill cranes return to the Central Valley

Clifford Oto
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
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Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
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Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
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With a backdrop of Mount Diablo a pair of sandhill cranes fly in to the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
With a backdrop of Mount Diablo a pair of sandhill cranes fly in to the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes fly in to roost for the night at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
A bird watcher takes pictures of sandhill cranes as they fly in at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
A bird watcher takes pictures of sandhill cranes as they fly in at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Sandhill cranes roost for the night in a flooded field at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
Bird watchers take pictures of sandhill cranes as they fly in at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
Bird watchers take pictures of sandhill cranes as they fly in at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve off of Woodbridge Road west of Lodi and I-5. Thousands of cranes migrate from their summer homes in Alaska and Canada tin the fall to the Central Valley where they stay until the spring. The cranes stand 4 to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of about 6-feet. They are known fo their unique trumpeting calls and graceful courtship dance. The grey-bodied, red-capped birds fly into the reserve each evening then out every morning. They can also be seen on Staten Island near Walnut Grove and the Cosumnes River preserve near Thornton. The best times to observe them is near sunset and sunrise.
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