My wife, Jan , and I were having brunch this morning at Running Aces harness racing track near Forest Lake. The track is a big dirt and gravel oval which surrounds a grass and marsh area. We have observed egrets, herons and other waterfowl there while dining on several occasions. This morning, Jan asked me what was coming out of the grass and onto the track. I looked at where she directed me an saw a pair of sandhill cranes followed by 2 very small colts walking onto the dirt track They must have nested in the area surrounded by the track. The parents walked up to the fence enclosure on the outside perimeter and then returned to the grassy area and followed it around the edge in front of the restaurant showing off their offspring to the diners. Peter Erickson Ramsey County
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