rancho_gordo Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 My mother has been a docent for the park that annually hosts an insane migration of sand hill cranes. They are wild and we went out to see them as they landed for the night, before our current nasty wet storm. There were thousands of them coming in for a landing. It was freezing cold but between the beauty, the noise and the fun of it, i could see being a birdwatcher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 You were in Jersey & you didn't let us know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rancho_gordo Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 You were in Jersey & you didn't let us know? Do you have them in Jersey? I remember someone from Texas asking how to cook them on eGullet once. I told my mother about it and she near fainted. She works at a sanctuary and the hunting is of course forbidden. This was near Lodi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 We do have cranes, though I'm not sure if they are sand hill cranes. Blue herons & egrets are more frequently seen in our Meadowlands here. When I was working in NYC, I used to while away my brief commute on the train by looking for birds. I was being a bit facetious, in that Lodi NJ really isn't near the Meadowlands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rancho_gordo Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 What is this "New Jersey" you speak of? It sounds dee-lightfull! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 We are known as The Garden State because everything smells so sweet! And we're much better than the old Jersey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolyn Tillie Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Great pics, Steve! One of the things I really miss about living in Napa was seeing the cranes in the air... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rancho_gordo Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 We are known as The Garden State because everything smells so sweet! And we're much better than the old Jersey. I have a set of "jersey" sheets and even a t-shirt made of the same! Is this new or old jersey? Either way, it's utterly decadent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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