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Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Description:

Very large bird. Long neck. Long Legs. Gray body, may be stained reddish. Red forehead. White cheek. Tufted feathers over rump.

Notes:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandh...

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7 Comments

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 11 years ago

Fantastic pictures Will!

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 11 years ago

Excellent detailed photos

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Fabulous Pictures,

ThePinappleMan
ThePinappleMan 12 years ago

excellent series

WillRountree
WillRountree 12 years ago

Sandhills are ok, it's the Whooping Cranes that are endangered! There is an estimate of only 400+ left in the wild and 165+ in captivity (Wikipedia)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Anyone know how the numbers are going lately?

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 12 years ago

Very nice series!

WillRountree
Spotted by
WillRountree

Texas, USA

Spotted on Dec 1, 2011
Submitted on Dec 2, 2011

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