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Grus canadensis
There are 2 Crane species in Florida, the Whooping Crane and the Sandhill Crane. This Florida spotting is for the sandhill crane which there is the resident sandhill crane and than there is the migratory sandhill crane. This pair of cranes are residents of an RV park here in Silver Springs, Florida. Cranes normally have 2 chicks/babies, but rarely do they both survive. They care for their young together. Both Crane species mate for life, however if their mate dies or is killed, they will remate. Crane lifespan averages about 20-24 years.
RV park in Silver Springs, Florida where they rest in the marshes next to the lake and wander around the park during the day.
Spotted on Jan 15, 2015
Submitted on Jan 17, 2015
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Thank you LisaPowers for making this spotting a PN fact of the day. Much appreciated!
Congrats! This spotting has been featured as a PN Fact of the Day:
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Project Noah Fact of the Day: Known for their dancing skills, the sandhill crane is a large, tall gray bird from North America. They mate for life and use their dancing skills to reinforce the pair bond. They are omnivorous and feed on berries, tubers, small vertebrates, and invertebrates.
Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) spotted in Florida, USA by PN user mary.gallo.m:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/117...