Florida Sandhill Cranes
The locale of "Herding Cats" is also home to the Florida Sandhill Crane. When we first moved into this house (October 2002), we often saw FSC's walking down the street of our subdivision. I've also spotted them in the parking lot at Publix (picking up their groceries, maybe?), the local Cadillac dealer, and a small natural area near an office park. With their lean, grey-brown bodies, their unhurried mannerisms, and bright red heads, Florida Sandhill Cranes are one of the bonuses of living in Florida.
While walking the Branch and Blossom this afternoon, I was amazed to see an FSC family.
Although I've seen many adult FSC's, today was the first I've seen an FSC chick.
The chick's neck is visible beneath the adult's.Below is a better picture of the adults:
posted by junebee @ 2:46 PM
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4 Comments:
I'm always amazed when I go to other parts of the country -- like Florida -- and see all these creatures you only see in zoos up here ... and they're just walking around casually down there.
How are Herding Cranes?
u had tea with them? hope they didn't bite..lol
Stringman: Ya, we've got enough scary wildlife here such as big mosquitos, roaches that fly, and alligators, so it's nice that there's some pleasant wildlife.
Black Feline: We practically DID have tea with them and we probably could have got closer if the Branch hadn't been so noisy!
You are so lucky to see such beautiful and elegant birds!
What did Branch and Blossom think of them?
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