Are these sandhill cranes? I’ve only ever seen a few pictures of them.

Those look like Whooping cranes,

No red on the head that I can see, but I don't know what else would fit.

They are juvie sandhills. Whoopers are white.

Yup

Plus most of the whooping cranes have identifying neck and leg bands. All the ones I’ve seen around here have. A fiend took pics of 4 of them next to the trace, they were identified by the neck bands.

Are those in Luverne? They must be lost

The real ribeye in the sky! If you get the chance to try them, do!

I’ve seen a pair out here one other time before, about 3 or so years ago standing in one of our peanut fields next to the hole these are in.

They have a very unique and distinctive vocalization.

I had no idea that’s what those were. I had some in my pond last weekend.

Sandhills are headed your way. I live close to a Refuge up here and they leave every morning to go to ag. fields and back every evening. There are hundreds of thousands of them around my house right now. They stop here every year while heading south.

We are covered with them here in Jackson county.

If y’all want to see some they have viewing sheds setup all over Wheeler. You’ll see thousands and thousands at a time, it’s pretty impressive

I want to kill some. I got tags but no place to hunt.

I'm in the same boat. Well, sort of. I have places to hunt, but the opportunities are few and far between on public land.

I’m not doing anything on public land.