March Maddness on the Platte River

Each March, hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes travel to a small stretch of the Platte River in central Nebraska.  During their Spring Break, they eat, drink and party before they continue their long flight north.

I enjoy their dances.  Sometimes even the most awesome footwork on the dance floor won't attract a female.

The women are impressed by any guy that can toss a corn stalk and jump up with outstretched wings before the stalk lands.