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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
(L 46" WS 77" WT10.6 lbs)
Has a loud trumpeting call...can
stay aloft for hours with little wing
flapping while riding on thermals.
stay aloft for hours with little wing
flapping while riding on thermals.
Lake Woodruff Nat'l
Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Refuge
07Feb2012
Spring is coming. No Really. I have it
on the highest authority: dozens of
sandhill cranes circling high above.
on the highest authority: dozens of
sandhill cranes circling high above.
(Ken Trainor, Oak Park Wednesday Journal,
12Mar2014)
12Mar2014)
Antigone in Greek myth refers to the
daughter of the King of Troy who was
transformed into a stork or crane by
the goddess Hera.
daughter of the King of Troy who was
transformed into a stork or crane by
the goddess Hera.
© Audubon
Society
Society
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© Wikipedia
Are brownish in
summer plumage.
summer plumage.