The great Sandhill Crane migration has begun!
Residents across West Michigan are spotting and hearing these elegant birds soaring overhead and in nearby wetlands. Birdwatchers note that you’ll often hear the cranes before you see them, making the migration a truly magical spring spectacle.
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As a 37-year-old, I can’t get enough of birds. The birding bug first bit me at 36, and now I’m in my second season of binoculars, bird call apps, and weekend birdwatching hikes. Every new sighting feels like a small adventure, and I get giddy each time I correctly identify a bird I’ve spotted.
If you’re a 30-something woman and haven’t yet been sucked into the birding world, don’t worry– your time will come!
For me, the switch flipped at 36, and the weird thing? I didn’t even try to fight it! I’m not much of a knitter or a reader, but birdwatching became the middle-aged hobby…..