Sandhill Crane

IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
edited June 6, 2010 in Wildlife
On Wednesday, I came upon two Sandhill Cranes with one chick at the Viera Wetlands. Just a few days earlier, the pair had in tow two chicks. It has not been a good year for the survival of bird chicks at Viera. All that I have watched this year fell pray to predators. This is a photo of one of the adults........

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2010
    Nice image of the adult Ira. It looks like Viera has some thick swamp grasses through which it has to trudge.
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  • Cousin MadnessCousin Madness Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited June 6, 2010
    Always love to see the bird variety of Florida. I hope to God that the oil spill does not infiltrate the wetlands or we will have a major disaster in Florida.

    100,000 barrels a day for nearly 2 months spewing into the sea.

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