If you haven’t taken the time to observe the sandhill cranes that flock to the Uintah Basin during migration, you are in luck. This is the perfect time to get out and observe these interesting birds. “They perform unique dancing and courtship rituals and then choose the best-performing bird as their mate,” shares the DWR announcement. “The birds typically lay two eggs in the spring, and the parents and juveniles spend the first winter together and then separate the following spring. Cranes use their extra-long legs as defense mechanisms, often kicking violently when attacked and threatened by predators. During the winter months, the cranes flock to fields, pastures, grasslands and wetlands before returning to roost along riverbanks and shallow lakes at night.” To enjoy the experience of se

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