![Sandhill cranes hanging out in Yellowstone National Park Sandhill cranes hanging out in Yellowstone National Park](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-dM22gVW/0/LPxkcdTj9Q56rTzFnjh2GbGZP4jngrNsGvj4HJjTf/X4/i-dM22gVW-X4.jpg)
Kind of a fun find in Yellowstone last week. My wife wanted to sleep in a bit so I ventured out at sunrise to see what I could find on my own. As I was watching some elk, I spotted two unusually shaped, big figures nearby.
Training my lens on them and zooming in I was happy to find they were a pair of sandhill cranes. Five minutes later as I continued on, I spotted two more, closer.
I normally only see these guys when they migrate in the spring and fall through the skies of Colorado, only rarely getting the opportunity to photograph them on the ground so I enjoyed the chance to see them.
![A pair of sandhill cranes hangs out in Yellowstone National Park. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-T62gJvP/0/LK8zQsT4fZ9Hqg4KS29Mgcm3n8xv4WX3rnd3SxgW7/X4/i-T62gJvP-X4.jpg)