Above West Park

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Way high up in the blue sky, with only their light-colored bellies and large wingspans for identification, a small flock of very large birds (Egrets? Cranes?), circling in pairs, riding the thermals, chittering like squirrels.

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3 Comments

  1. By suswhit
    March 5, 2011 at 1:26 pm | permalink

    Does West Park resemble a pond with all the melting and rain? Maybe that’s what they are debating.

  2. By Mary Morgan
    March 5, 2011 at 2:22 pm | permalink

    “chittering like squirrels” – what a lovely description.

  3. By GH
    March 7, 2011 at 10:11 am | permalink

    I’m guessing they were sandhill cranes.