Madison, Wisconsin is habitat to several families of Sandhill cranes each year. They are tall and make it easy to believe that dinosaurs still walk among us. This species has lived on earth for 10 million years!
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¡Olé! –Rebecca
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Just imagine them wearing dinosaur 🦖 costume.
It would be scary!
Do they visit homes? What they eat?
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Thanks for your comments, Devang. Great questions; I wish cranes made house calls, but the storks that bring babies are very territorial and won’t allow it. ; ) I have seen cranes in the city in marshes and on large lawns. They are omnivores that eat grain, seeds, frogs, acorns, mice, insects, berries and even small snakes. I like your idea of a crane in a dinosaur costume! Ha ha! They would look very scary as raptors.
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I’ve never seen crane in open.
I’ve heard story that they live near pond. I wonder if that’s true.
In Hindi they are called as saaras. ( सारस). Which somewhat sound like saures. Hence proved they are living dinosaures among us.
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The cranes like places with oak trees because they like the protein-filled acorns. I am sure they like ponds surrounded by wetlands where they can find frogs and minnows. Thanks for saying the Hindi word saara; it is a lot like the saur of dinosaur!
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Thanks for sharing this valuable information 😊
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Oh I say. That’s really exciting.
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Yes, I love seeing them. There is a marsh three blocks away. We often see the parent and child crane on the large lawn of the office park when we go to our chiropractic appointments.
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They are gogeous birds. Many live around here (Port St. Luce FL) and we still gawk each time we see them.
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Thanks, Lou. I so agree! Exciting that you see cranes near you in Florida as well. They are wonders of nature.
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They appear almost weekly on my bird of the day blog: https://bird-of-the-day.com
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Wow, thanks for introducing me to your bird blog. I love it!
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What marvellous creatures!
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Thanks, Kim. It makes me so happy to see them. They have graced the earth with their presence for 10 million years!
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Interesting 👍🏼
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Thanks, Sadje. Next time I must bring my proper camera!
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You’re welcome! 👍🏼
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I wouldn’t mind a walk with those guys.
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Me neither, Jo. I started to sing to them in order to get closer and they seemed to relax.
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Wow. 10 million years. I thought I was old.
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Just babies we are 😉
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They’re so beautiful and SO freaky looking LOL!!!
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They just might think the same about us, relative newcomers to the planet. 😉
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That is a valid point 🙂
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The backward knees get me every time!
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The long neck and huge bodies kill me. Can you imagine having to fight one if it came after you?! No thank you!! LOL I don’t have bird phobias but I think I’d have PTSD after that LOL!!
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I wouldn’t want to tangle with one either!
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Wow, these Sandhill cranes are large! It’s wild to imagine they roam freely in the metropolitan area, too!
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You’re right, Rebecca. They are about 5 feet tall or more (1 1/2 m). It’s always surprising to see them in the city. I’m glad there is still habitat for them. Our city is small and not yet dense; 250,000.
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How stunning! I love the color and markings.
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Thanks, Sheri. The red near the eyes is very dramatic.
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Funny title. 😆 10 million years? They are survivors!
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Thanks, Michele. As omnivores they are flexible about food sources. They are also tall and imposing – don’t look like an easy meal. 🙂
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Fascinating. Right you are – too much work for dinner! Thank you, Rebecca.
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Ha ha. I’d think so!
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Love these guys!
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Me too. They are so elegant and beautiful.
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Wow, is that a crane? I thought they’d be smaller. Oh well, I guess the Kung Fu Panda cartoon was wrong.
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Thanks, funny comment! Cranes are surprisingly large birds, taller than many humans…,and pandas.
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Really? Thank you 😊
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Wow those Sandhill cranes are very tall, I wonder where they can be found? I would love to take pictures of such amazing creatures😊😊, God”s creation is lovely♥🙏. A great post here Rebecca
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Thank you for your comments, Mthobisi. If you live in South Africa, there are three types of cranes there; Grey Crowned, Wattled and Blue Cranes. See this link: http://www.kzncrane.co.za/about-cranes/
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wow! So cool! wish I could hear them!
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Yes, great idea, Carol Anne. Next time I’ll record them!
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