Stab-grab-wave

This is the first time I've posted this particular "crane dance" behavior where the crane pulls up vegetation and jumps at extreme angles. The identification comes from my "Sandhill Crane Display Dictionary", a must have item for all Sandhill Crane admirers.

 

Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis)

Monte Vista NWR, Monte Vista, CO

 

ORDER: Gruiformes

FAMILY: Gruidae

 

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/overview

www.fws.gov/refuge/monte_vista/

Done