Sandhill crane guiliford county, nc 2005 03 20 0948

Sandhill crane - Grus canadensis

At times this crane would approach me a bit closer than I was comfortable with! It was not banded, so it is unlikely that it was ever a captive bird yet it showed very little fear of people.

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