If you’ve never experienced migrating flocks of hundreds of Sandhill Cranes flying overhead, you’re missing one of Nature’s great spectacles. As they fill the sky, they fill the air with their incredible whooping and cackling as they look for places to stop over on their flight north to Canada.
The subspecies seen here in northern Illinois is probably the greater sandhill crane , the largest of the species.
Imagine the sounds of dozens, or even hundreds of these in unison. They are very loud, and even a pair of these large birds calling at once can be an awesome spectacle.
Despite Man’s best efforts, through our ignorance and degradation of the environment, to eradicate the fascinating creatures, Nature, and a some individuals have had other ideas. There have been efforts to bring back this endangered species of crane, and it looks like some degree of success.
My only dissappointment is that my wife and I seemed to be the only ones outside today in our neighborhood watching this miracle.
While so many are inside your churches, arrogantly worshipping your own hallowed place in this universe, your god is putting on a show for you, outside, that you won’t see.
How much of your god’s creation don’t you see because you just aren’t looking? Or looking in all the wrong places?
Believe in your god. But please give up the time you spend on your wars, your religions, all your self imposed ignorace, and take that time to witness the real universe your god has created. Then maybe you will cherish it more and protect it. If not for yourself, then for your children, and mine.
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