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[tiamatschild]

First day of Governor Pritzker's Shelter in Place order being in effect: I pruned the clematis vine.

I heard the sandhill cranes passing by as I did.

I couldn't see them - we had low cloud at that point in the afternoon, and the sheltered corner of the patio garden isn't a great space for scanning the sky anyway. The silver maple hasn't leafed out yet, but it's still a big presence, and the house, garage, and the neighbor's roofline limit what you can see pretty effectively. But I heard them, that low, carrying, rattling call.

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[tainry]

I've been hearing...whatever bird makes the low whistle around here. Hoo hoooo-hoo. I used to be able to make the sound by cupping my hands and blowing across a small opening between my thumbs but seem to have lost the knack... XD
::pokes around youschmoob:: Mourning dove! Wow, right outside my window, too! :DDD

[tiamatschild]

I love mourning doves! We have a little family group of them that nest in the neighbor's big tall pine tree and visit our garden every day. They're so lovely - their spots are so soft colored against the sort of tawny buff of the rest of them! And the sound is so good.

[playswithworms]

We had all our sandhill cranes migrate through a few weeks ago! And that call is so distinctive - even inside the nature center I'll hear it, and think maybe I'm imagining things, but then I go outside and sure enough, there they are :D I can also imitate the call pretty well, so when people call and ask "These birds were flying over, and they made this sound..." and I go "This one? Brroogghhh rrrrooughthteh grrrootoghtghth" and they get so excited, "yes! That's the one!!" Best thing ever ^_^

[tiamatschild]

eeeeee! That's so awesome! So cool that you can do that and then get to tell the folks what they were!