Migrating with the Sandhill Cranes

Naturalists Erv Nichols and Sandra Noll discover love, adventure, and a new life while following the epic migration of the sandhill cranes, from the Southwest U.S. to north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska.
For a Q&A with the filmmaker, see mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/migrating-sandhill-cranes-mnn-film-exclusive-bryan-nelson
Director, Editor, Cinematographer: Bryan Nelson
Producer: Mother Nature Network, mnn.com
Featuring: Erv Nichols and Sandra Noll, wer4thebirds.com
Music licensed by Art List, artlist.io

[@markdezuba]

Sandra and Irv it was a pleasure to have you both as our guide in Monte Vista

[@gaetanoarnone1]

Thanks for the great video. These wonderful birds fly over my home twice a year. They have been going north for about a week now. Today is February 12, 22. Seems like the earliest I have ever seen them going north. I live in White Rock, NM.

[@kellyjustic2394]

Wonderful! I am in Illinois and just saw one single sandhill crane fly overhead and I worried it was lost.

[@Sarah-pc5wj]

Beautiful! Made me cry ☺️

[@idontknowmuch3441]

I was told these were Canadian geese

[@estebycho7519]

Does Florida’s Sandhill Cranes also fly north to the arctic??

[@chengwang411]

Sandhill cranes and common cranes are more succesful, in terms of population size. I think it's partly becuase they are both social birds. And medium sized. Some interesting facts: A small franction of sandhill cranes winter in China. :) Scientists say they probably got mixed with other crane flocks and flew with them.