Every late February, hundreds of Sandhill Cranes fly into the neighboring town of Monte Vista (about 17 miles west of Alamosa). They only stick around for about 6-8 weeks to feed on the grain in the fields, before heading north to Idaho. In recognition of this event, the town puts on a weekend festival, with tours of the wetlands and presentations. Deric and I wanted to attend at least one of the weekend's events, and we chose Friday evening's presentation on various birds. It was surprisingly entertaining and informative, complete with homemade papier mache masks.
Before the presentation, we wanted to tailgate...just to shake things up and do something different. Too bad the weather was yucky and COLD. On the menu: cheesey tortellini, corn, and leftover borwnies. Quite the memory!
Our reenactment of the Crane Mating Dance.
That's the crane mask.
Puffin impression.
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