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| Busy picking grubs |
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| Close up from < 6 feet, amazing |
When I drove up to visit with Ripley's foster mom in Riverview, Florida, I was surprised to see these Sandhill Cranes standing in the next door neighbor's yard. Having brought my camera along to record Ripley meeting her new beagle puppy, I spent a good five minutes, starting at a distance with the telephoto lens and then realizing these birds appeared to be almost domesticated. My friend told me "oh, that's the landscaping crew - they work these four or five front yards, removing grubs, beetles, and other bugs. They also eat small reptiles, like the always present gecko lizards found here. I snapped a number of pictures of these beauties, and will probably add more to my FaceBook page. In the meantime, enjoy seeing some really neat birds, who apparently are welcomed as the local landscaping crew. I wish I could have shot video, so you'd have heard their very strange call.
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