The Wattled cranes are slowly coming back to roost at the hide - so far we have 2 that have been coming in for the last 5 days to roost and approximately 12 others that are foraging in the pastures around the dam but still roosting elsewhere. With us having had so much rain, there are many 'pop-up' dams and ponds where the cranes are roosting, as soon as these dry up they will come back to the hide.
These four Wattled cranes flew over the hide to roost at an unknown destination. Isn't this a beautiful sight.
Photo credit: Jacquie van der Westhuizen.
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