Sandhills are hunted in several states so they are somewhat wary...in Nebraska they are protected however you'll often see an alert 'sentry' bird as they feed among the fields....

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hundreds of thousands of cranes migrate through the midwest, feeding in the fields in order to gain weight for the last leg of their flight....

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sometimes is just best to 'walk away' or this case 'fly away' form a fight !

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chicken fights can get pretty fierce, I watched one where one of the combatants ended up with a broken leg....

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'early morning sunrise'....

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