A Great Morning on Sauvie Island

 These majestic birds are sandhill cranes, and they are plentiful on Sauvie Island during the winter. I enjoyed a foggy morning with my daughter Anne as we scouted the Island until we found them. The birds stand almost 4 feet tall and they have a 7 foot wing span! The islanders jokingly call them pterodactyls.

 They look rather awkward as they come in for a landing.

 There were snow geese, Canada geese, and cranes all around this field!

 You can compare the sizes of these different birds in flight.

What a delightful experience it was!