#florida sandhill cranes

[kingxfmischief]

Magic band + for this trip!

Also saw two sand hill cranes on our way to magic kingdom!!!!

[rad10active-ketchup]

B I R D S

Mordecai, Margret, and Rigby. these are my local cranes i feed them bread there was a 4th, tom, he disappeared and we think he died but whenever i'm outside they run up to me and follow me. very friendly rigby doesn't know how to pick up a piece of bread and scares himself every time its hilarious lmao also can anyone figure out the naming scheme

[serpuntine]

Sandhill Cranes Dance - Sound Up!!!

My MIL sent us this video today and I’m going absolutely fucking feral over it!! I wish I could have seen this in person, I’m awestruck and obsessed. This pair of cranes has lived in the neighborhood for years, it’s amazing to see them when we drive through.

Sandhill cranes mate for life and perform their dance year-round to strengthen their bond and teach it to their colts. If one pair in a group of cranes starts dancing, surrounding pairs will join in. The dance begins with the partners bowing to each other. They then start picking up leaves in their beaks to throw in the air while leaping and flapping their wings, calling loudly. Sandhill cranes are notoriously secretive, so watching this video filled my heart with a joy that I can’t express in words. I hope you guys like it as well.

[bigpappahope]

[spinus-pinus]

Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis

3/21/2022 Orange County, Florida

This encounter was so incredible. It was on the edge of a golf course, and the bird was slowly walking towards me. I was very new to birding and wildlife photography at this point in my life, and my camera was an old DSLR with a broken autofocus. I was scrambling to try and keep up with the bird in my lens and keep it in focus. Eventually it got so close that I became worried about it being aggressive, as this was during breeding season. But before I could start walking away, it flew away itself. I don't think I'll ever forget it.

[newbirder]

These Sandhill Cranes at Sweetwater Wetlands in Gainesville were NOT happy. They continually squabbled with each other near the path.

[krumbine]

Away zone.

[bambooplantsforsale]

Watch this sandhill crane disappear in the cover of Bamboo from Ocoee Bamboo Farm 407-777-4807

The sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) 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. Sandhill Cranes are known to hangout at the edges of bodies of water especially in the Central Florida region. The central Platte River valley in Nebraska is the most important stopover area for the nominotypical subspecies, the lesser sandhill crane (A. c. canadensis), with up to 450,000 of these birds migrating through annually. Wikipedia * Sandhill crane: #SandhillCrane #CraneLove #CraneMigration #NaturePhotography #BirdWatching #BirdLovers #WildlifeConservation

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[creaturesfromelsewhere]

In all fairness, this is a very small gator. A full size gator would have killed the crane with one chomp.

[the1beardedgent]

From the archives, 11 years ago

[whatnext10]

Sandhill Cranes are Beautiful in the Air

A Flip of the Wing Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) are fairly common wading birds in north central Florida (as well as many other places in the United States and southern Canada). I’m fortunate enough to have a friend who lives on a large pond that attracts quite a few of them, so whenever I go over there, I try to make a trip out to the pond with my camera. Back in December, I was out…

[teawiththespleen]

he's willem dafriend to sandhill cranes :)

[believing-is-seeing]

Just your friendly neighborhood Sandhill Cranes Florida

October 2023

[spinus-pinus]

Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis

3/21/2022 Orange County, Florida

[pktechgirlus]

Parking lot serenade

[wwwyzzerdd420]

Anhinga on my bike ride today