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“ Sandhill Crane ”
Our golf course is a preserve with an abundance of waterfowl and birds. The sandhill cranes will nest on little outgrowths of mud and weeds and typically hatch two chicks. I was torn between a great blue heron (which was about 10 feet away) and this nesting crane. In the background you can ...
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  • Kim Jacobus Edited 3 years ago

    Beautiful. Love that you have both birds in the photo. 
    Can't wait to see the babies.

    Beautiful. Love that you have both birds in the photo. 
    Can't wait to see the babies.

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  • Kevin Michael Edited 3 years ago

    I really like how you captured both herons in the image, and the main one really stands out with the red on its head.  I’m wishing that stick wasn’t… more

    I really like how you captured both herons in the image, and the main one really stands out with the red on its head.  I’m wishing that stick wasn’t there, but often times we have to take what we are given in nature.

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  • Val Bormanis Edited 3 years ago

    Great photo, tack sharp.

    Great photo, tack sharp.

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  • Melissa Freeman Edited 3 years ago

    This is beautiful! I love that you caught the heron in the background. My dad lived in Vero Beach on a golf course. The Sandhills would nest and hatch their young every… more

    This is beautiful! I love that you caught the heron in the background. My dad lived in Vero Beach on a golf course. The Sandhills would nest and hatch their young every year right behind his house, and I loved getting photos of them. They were never scared of humans like the herons and egrets are.

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#depthoffield #sandhillcrane #floridabird #nestingcrane #wildlife

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