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Sandhill Cranes are similar in plumage across their range, but they vary in size. “Lesser” Sandhill Cranes breed in the Arctic and are the smallest; the largest form (“Greater” Sandhill Crane) breeds in the northern U.S. The nonmigratory “Florida” Sandhill Crane and a form that breeds in central Canada are intermediate in size.
The 32nd Annual MV Crane Festival. March 13 - 15, 2015.
Late in February, sandhill cranes, the San Luis Valley’s oldest visitors, begin their annual trek from south to north, stopping off near the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge to load up on fuel. For millions of years, the sandhills have been spending their "Spring Break" in Colorado’s Valley of the Cranes and more recently, wildlife watchers have been drawn to wonder at this phenomenal natural spectacle.
A single Sandhill Crane flies in to Creamer's Field to take part in the annual Crane Festival, probably without a ticket as usual. What to do?
Taken 22 August 2021 at Creamer's Field, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Seen in India and other Asian countries.
The fly mimics a stinging wasp. Captured in my garden.
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Found the coyote stalking the crane and then he seen me and ran away. Maybe it was the cranes lucky day that I came along. Athabasca county Alberta.
A pair of Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) search for waste grain in a harvested grain crop in the agricultural landscape near Simpson, Saskatchewan, Canada in east central part of the province.
Thousands of Sandhill Cranes stop in the province to rest and feed on waste grain as they migrate south for the winter.
23 September, 2014.
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(Grus canadensis) Sandhill Cranes are known for their dancing skills. Courting cranes stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow, and leap into the air in a graceful and energetic dance. This one was tossing a leaf continually into the air - presumably to impress the female.
Interesting Facts:
Although some start breeding at two years of age, Sandhill Cranes may reach the age of seven before breeding. They mate for life—which can mean two decades or more—and stay with their mates year-round. Juveniles stick close by their parents for 9 or 10 months after hatching.
The earliest Sandhill Crane fossil, estimated to be 2.5 million years old, was unearthed in the Macasphalt Shell Pit in Florida.
Sandhill Crane chicks can leave the nest within 8 hours of hatching, and are even capable of swimming.
The oldest Sandhill Crane on record was at least 36 years, 7 months old. Originally banded in Wyoming in 1973, it was found in New Mexico in 2010.
The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to their habitat such as the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Sandhill cranes are known to frequent the edges of bodies of water. Wikipedia
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Cranes in the sunset. I might have hundreds (if not thousands) of pictures like these. Since these pictures, to me, do not provoke the same reaction as the experience while taking them, I probably did not succeed in doing these moments justice. ButI figured I might as well post them anyway, since I like them as a memory.
I usually only take a few shots of Sandhill Cranes because they are so far away, and my puny lens doesn't really get them all that well. I went out to Frenchman's Bar Park to see if I could find my favorite raptor (I didnt'). I wasn't quite prepared when this crane flew right over me, but I got it!
Sandhill cranes are one of the oldest bird species, with fossils dating back at least 2.5 million years. Some scientists speculate they may be up to six million years old.
The community where my brother and sis in law lived (me too, for a while) in Florida is bordered by a large preserve expanse of savannas. Prairie like grasses, wet basins, marshes, home to a complex ecosystem for a number of species of wildlife and flora.
I followed a trail one day, on the lookout for wild boar, snapping turtles, bald eagles, armadillos and such.
What I spotted was a crane.
Cranes live in that same community alongside the people, very neighborly like. They walk down the street, come on your lawn, sometimes your driveway. When the babes are big enough to come out of the nest, you'll see the family walking around and you can watch the babes grow.
So seeing a crane wasn't such a novelty, but since it was in the savannas it qualified as "wildlife".
Other than some mosquitoes, and a few worms it was the only wildlife I saw.
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