Harry's Lost Friends

JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
edited June 9, 2007 in Wildlife
were seen panhandling in front of the local Hooter's Restaurant in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando) Florida.
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These are large birds and do not seem to be afraid of anything. They will stand in the middle of the road and YOU have to go around them. These were very vocal but I cannot describe to you the sound they make but it is loud. They came right up to the door of the Restaurant.

I only had a point and shoot with me so the quality isn't the greatest but I thought you would like to see these amazing birds.

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    Wow. They are obviously not afraid of humans. The only place I can find Sandhills is on a reserve about one hour from me.
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    Nice shot with P&S!! Love Sandhills, they are people friendly and i know they can get very vocal, they sound more like turkey's but louder Laughing.gif.
    What were they doing at Hooters? Came to check out chicks and try somoe wings? rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    I think they were there looking for "chicks":D . I saw two along the roadside the other day with a small chick. It scares me when they get so close to the road because of the way people drive around here.

    I was so close to this one that I could have reached out and touched it.
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  • JenGraceJenGrace Registered Users Posts: 1,229 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    Proof once again that we should always carry our cameras! :D Hope nobody hit the cranes with a car...
    Jen

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    Did they wait for the W A L K light!? rolleyes1.gif

    Very cool capture. thumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    Yep, those are the sandhills I know and love. They are all over the place down here. They have adapted to us better than we have adapted to them.

    I've seen them hanging out by my bank's ATM and the drive through at McDonalds ( disappointing, I figured them for better taste). Its not unusual for the traffic to stop as they cross the road.

    Good capture illustrating the sandhills caught up in Florida's never ending development.
    Harry
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    pretty darn coolclap.gif
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