Sandhill Cranes, Antigone canadensis, 116.84 cm. / 46 in. Forages on open grasslands and grain fields. Nest in expansive wet bogs and marshes where gray marsh and meadow habitat is interspersed with shrubs.
Flight sequence # 4, "Flaps Up"
Bosque del Apache, San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA.
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Sandhill Crane, Antigone canadensis canadensis, 116.84 cm. / 46 in. Sunrise takeoff.
Bosque Del Apache NWR, San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA.
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Greater Sandhill Crane, Antigone canadensis, 116.84 cm. / 46 in. Forages in open grasslands and grain fields, roosting at night in shallow water.
Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA.
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Sandhill Cranes, Antigone canadensis canadensis, 116.84 cm. / 46 in. Taking flight before sunrise.
Bosque Del Apache NWR, San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA.
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Brolgas, Antigone rubicunda, up to 145 cm. / 57 in. Prefers open ephemeral wetlands, salt marsh, open grassland and crop land. Taken through the window of the vehicle to prevent spooking the birds. Handheld.
Along a farm road somewhere in the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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