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sandhill crane

  1. Sandhill Crane - B3225F85-33A0-4216-866B-9BC08A9A23D5.jpeg

    Sandhill Crane - B3225F85-33A0-4216-866B-9BC08A9A23D5.jpeg

    Sandhill Crane male standing guard while his mate finds food
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    Sandhill Crane - 53BBBF82-0E9E-4F7F-B723-A0122BD377E1.jpeg

    Sandhill Crane female
  3. Sandhill Crane - 8E1F8206-F8B0-4680-BF66-5462B6EA7293.jpeg

    Sandhill Crane - 8E1F8206-F8B0-4680-BF66-5462B6EA7293.jpeg

    Sandhill Crane male standing guard as his mate enjoys some nourishment
  4. Sandhill Crane-2

    Sandhill Crane-2

    Walking across a soybean field that hasn't been planted yet this year. Mate was just ahead.
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    Sandhill Crane-1

    Couple of backyard grazers from yesterday morning. They started strutting back towards the marsh in syncopation.
  6. Sandhill Crane in marsh

    Sandhill Crane in marsh

    Out for a stroll with the Mrs.
  7. Lunch at 5 O' Clock

    Lunch at 5 O' Clock

    Tough angle against the sun. Following the eagle, but something else appeared in frame.
  8. Sandhill Crane in Flight

    Sandhill Crane in Flight

    This crane flew across the dam in front of me.
  9. Sandhill crane gang

    Sandhill crane gang

    Watching this trio of sandhill cranes marching along together in shallow water made me think of a scene from 'West Side Story' with the Jets gang...they almost looked like they were choreographed!
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    Sandhill Cranes
  11. Sandhill crane in the backlight

    Sandhill crane in the backlight

    This distant sandhill crane out in the grasslands was being backlit by the sun, which gave it an ethereal, stately look
  12. Whooping Cranes, Sandhill Crane

    Whooping Cranes, Sandhill Crane

    These whooping cranes were minding their own business, patiently letting me take pictures of them from 200 yards away. The sandhill decided it wanted in on the picture too. I've only been into the bird photography hobby for about 3 years now and haven't made it to Aransas in the winter for the...
  13. Sandhill Crane

    Sandhill Crane

    Sandhill Crane
  14. Sandhill Cranes

    Sandhill Cranes

    Sandhill Cranes getting reading to go out to feed near Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge.
  15. Sandhill Crane

    Sandhill Crane

    Sandhill Crane on nesting grounds near Deadhorse, Alaska.
  16. Sandhill Crane

    Sandhill Crane

    Fly-by. :)
  17. Juvenile Sandhill Crane

    Juvenile Sandhill Crane

    A juvenile Sandhill Crane at Malabar Scrub Sanctuary in Malabar, Florida. Not too far away are two watchful parents!
  18. Sandhill Crane in flight

    Sandhill Crane in flight

  19. Our One legged Sandhill Crane Friend

    Our One legged Sandhill Crane Friend

    This Sandhill crane stays in our Central Florida Area with great success of surviving with one leg ! Slowly hops along feeding and calling for others. Hops on one leg to take off and fly very well ! Passes through every now and then to help clean up bird feeder spillage and to say hello.
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    sandhill crane

  21. Sandhill Crane

    Sandhill Crane

    In compunds at back of busch gardens
  22. Sandhill crane family

    Sandhill crane family

    Seen in Busch gardens at far back of Park
  23. Sandhill Crane

    Sandhill Crane

    These cranes are famous for ritualistic courtship dancing (vertical leaps), but a variety of agonistic displays may also be exhibited. The low bow with wings spread is sometimes called the "ruffle bow." These impressive birds, concentrate at favored localities in the Central Valley of...
  24. Cranes in the Corn

    Cranes in the Corn

  25. Cleaning

    Cleaning

    cranes on a bike ride today, this is the second one
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