Cranes
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crane, common crane or Eurasian crane
Kranich
[Grus grus]
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Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis formerly Grus canadensis - Gruidae)
Uihlein Waterfowl Production Area
Leopold Wetland Management District
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Waukau, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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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.
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It was awesome to see over 8 thousand cranes in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge this morning. 6:37AM
The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Wikipedia
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a pair found in Enonkishu Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem, Kenya
IUCN Red List Status: ENDANGERED with population trend
updated in 2024 as Decreasing
also Grey Crowned-Crane
Balearica regulorum
Grijze kroonkraanvogel
Grue royale
Grauhals-Kronenkranich
Grulla Coronada Cuelligrís
Gru coronata grigia
grou-coroado-cinzento
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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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sandhill crane migration...100's of thousands of birds roosting on the Platte River and feeding on farm fields during the day to fatten up prior to continuing their migration to nesting areas..
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Cranes in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge this morning. 7AM
The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Wikipedia
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This is one of two remaining cranes that would have been used for unloading / loading the barges
The Driffield Navigation is an 11-mile (18 km) waterway, through the heart of the Holderness Plain to the market town of Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The northern section of it is a canal, and the southern section is part of the River Hull. Construction was authorised in 1767, and it was fully open in 1770
The Driffield Navigation is the waterway extending from the market town of Driffield along the Driffield Canal and then the River Hull southwards as far as Aike.
A bridge to far www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/a-bridge-too-far...
(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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Two 60 tonne overhead cranes, built 1942, in the MotorWorld München - these cranes date back to the time when the building was part of the Ausbesserungswerk München-Freimann.
The building - including these two cranes - is a listed structure.
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Eastern Africa has a great variety of birds and many are particularly colourful. One of the larger eye catchers is the Grey Crowned Crane.
The Grey Crowned Crane is one of 15 species of crane and unfortunately it is listed as being endangered. That being said we came across a few on our trip, but most were distant sightings. This particular one was seen and photographed in the Amboseli National Park.