Sandhill Cranes

Last Saturday, Maria, Deborah and I stopped at the Ludington Sewage treatment plant. These are two "lagoons" but there is also a wetland to the west, easily visible from the perimeter path. We were ambling along and Maria spotted two sandhill cranes overhead...large, gangly, light brown birds with red-capped heads. They warbled briefly and then slowly descended, moving as though gravity didn't apply to them. They seemed to float down, long legs dangling, wings outspread, silhouetted against the western sky, an odd combination of elegance and awkwardness...a lovely sight.