Diana and I drove to Vernal Tuesday and visited the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge. It's a place that has interested me for quite a while, mainly because I had been told that Loons would migrate through here. The reality is that loons have never been here, according to the Refuge manager.
What has been there are a lot of Sandhill cranes..along with Antelope, deer, porcupines and other wildlife. We were fortunate to see a large flock of cranes in a field just outside the refuge. Some were doing the crane dance while others are just eating. Fascinating to see so many prehistoric animals in one place.
Further on in the refuge we found porcupines, antelope as well as a few horses. The refuge is suffering from the drought so there normal amount of water was not there. So no shorebirds.
Fascinating terrain..wetlands, meadows and then suddenly sagebrush and sand and rocks. A beautiful place.
Here's a few of the photos I took..
Dancing Cranes...
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