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Funny-Looking Visitors

Newton: You’ll never guess what I see outside the window!

orange tabby cat looks out window

What do you think these are?

sandhill cranes sleeping

The humans thought they were a pair of garbage bags discarded on the lawn, but if you look more closely….

sandhill crane sleeping

Well, maybe it still looks like a pile of garbage. Maybe this photo, taken weeks ago, will help you identify the objects.

sandhill cranes resting

They are our neighborhood sandhill cranes. A lot of you have them who migrate in and out of your neighborhoods every year, but these are here year round.

sandhill cranes

We kitties watch them from this side of the glass and ponder whether they taste like chicken.

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December 7, 2015 Filed Under: Cats Tagged With: Newton 23 Comments

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  1. Emma and Buster says

    December 7, 2015 at 1:57 am

    Are these your new neighbors? They look like they came from another planet don’t they?

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  2. Hannah and Lucy says

    December 7, 2015 at 4:30 am

    What long legs they have – do they use them for running or just for being nosy over a fence?
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  3. Summer says

    December 7, 2015 at 4:41 am

    Whoa! I would love to have your Bird TV!

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  4. Marg says

    December 7, 2015 at 6:21 am

    Those are some mighty pretty birds. Bet that is great Bird TV. Great pictures.

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  5. Brian says

    December 7, 2015 at 6:35 am

    Dang, those really are big ones! That would sure keep us busy watching Big Bird TV!

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  6. The Daily Pip says

    December 7, 2015 at 6:53 am

    Sandhill Cranes in your very own yard! Oh my gosh, that’s amazing and they are beautiful.

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  7. Madi says

    December 7, 2015 at 7:11 am

    Mom would love to see a Sandhill Crane in the feathers. They look very graceful and of course she loves the red head.
    Guess what it is raining again today
    MOL MOL MOL
    Hugs madi your bfff

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  8. The Island Cats says

    December 7, 2015 at 8:23 am

    We would love to have visitors like them!

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  9. Random Felines says

    December 7, 2015 at 8:45 am

    those are HUGE! hope they stay on their own side of the glass….

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  10. Melissa & Mudpie says

    December 7, 2015 at 9:09 am

    You have such amazing visitors to your house!!!

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  11. Colehaus Cats says

    December 7, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    You have the best visitors! We’d sit and watch those all day if we could. Our mom could have sworn she heard ducks in our backyard this morning but then she discovered it was just our sister Tessa slurping water. Color us disappointed.

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  12. The Swiss Cats says

    December 7, 2015 at 2:57 pm

    That’s a pawsome Bird TV ! Purrs

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  13. Flynn says

    December 7, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    Those are very big birds. I think they must be better to watch than to stalk.

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  14. da tabbies o trout towne says

    December 7, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    dood…yur mom waz sorta rite …….just sum big azz bass terd burdz inn sted
    oh mee dium or small sized bass terd burdz ~~~~

    ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚

    โ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅ

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  15. William says

    December 7, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    We can only hear ours when they fly to and fro in the winter and spring. They fly so high that my mom says sometimes they only look like little silver specks!

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  16. Cathy Keisha says

    December 7, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    HAH! Look at those spindly legs. Wonder how they stand up. It would only be polite for your humans to catch one and cook it so you could find out.

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  17. The Florida Furkids says

    December 7, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    Pawsome BirdTv….we hink the Sandhill cranes are pretty pawsome!

    The Florida Furkids

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  18. Laila and Minchie says

    December 7, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    We bet they DO taste like chicken!

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  19. Fraidy Cats! says

    December 7, 2015 at 11:02 pm

    we love your Bird Channel! we thought the lumps might have been ‘possums, mol!

    pip, smidgen, minnie, hollie

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  20. Savannah's Paw Tracks says

    December 8, 2015 at 11:03 am

    What a thrill to see Sandhills Cranes

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  21. Kitties Blue says

    December 8, 2015 at 11:41 am

    We thought maybe swans in the first photo. What lovely birds, and we bet they make for excellent bird TV. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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  22. Clooney says

    December 8, 2015 at 8:27 pm

    If only Ashton could get her paws on one for her Emporium! Kidding! Great Bird TV…I wonder what would happen if Neytiri and I saw birds that big?!

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  23. Connie says

    December 22, 2015 at 2:47 pm

    they totally don’t taste like chicken, so no point in feeling deprived.. but feel free to imagine that they do.. and what a bounty that would be if one offered itself up to you

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