At an RV Park in central Florida we met the local resident Sandhill crane.
This crane obviously owned the park, as we saw him walking down the center of roads and blatantly ignoring the accepted RV park protocol of not walking through another camper’s site. I was only about 3 feet from him for the close up head shot.
Roadtirement 
Did you have a snack for him?
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No, I did not know if anything we had would be good or bad for him.
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Lol ”blatantly ignoring protocol” Thanks for the smile. A lovely capture. 😊
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Glad you got a chuckle Suzette. Thanks for your kind comment.
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My pleasure. Safe travels.
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Was he after some nibbles? Haha!
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I’m sure he was, but I did not know what was good or bad for them, so he had to leave empty handed (or empty beaked) from us.
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Sensible!
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Oh, that was so lucky! Such a beautiful creature!
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Thanks Stella. They are magnificent birds.
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Lucky you! Did you try to pet it, I would have. Our neighbor had one tied up on his lawn. It got scared by a cat and got loose and flew into our yard. Poor thing, he had hurt his leg. I had to be careful while handling him. That beak is dangerous especially if they’re terrified. I covered his eyes with a hanky, picked him up with his beak towards my back, and delivered the crane to my neighbor. I love animals and they seem to know I will do them no harm.
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As it was in the wild, I would not have attempted to touch it in any way. I hope the one you carried was able to recover.
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It did, thank goodness.
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Good shot
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Thanks, Derrick. I was amazed he let me get so close.
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I love sandhill cranes. One flew over the hood of our car the other day. For some strange reason, he didn’t migrate south.
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They are so loud when in flight. It’s fun hearing them and then trying to find the formation at such a high altitude. Wonder why the one you spotted stayed here?
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Maybe he got injured or separated from his group. I hope he survives the winter.
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Hope so!
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Amazing shot!
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