Florida Sandhill Crane is a photograph by Alexandra Till which was uploaded on May 7th, 2013.
Title
Florida Sandhill Crane
Artist
Alexandra Till
Medium
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Description
© Christine Till
The Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) is a large, long legged, long necked, gray, heron-like wading bird with a patch of bald red skin on top of its head. The birds breed from Siberia and Alaska east across Canada to Hudson Bay and to western Ontario, with isolated populations in the Rocky Mountains, northern prairies, Great Lakes, and in Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida.
Two subspecies of sandhill crane occur in Florida: The nearly extinct Whooping Crane, the tallest bird in North America, and the Florida sandhill crane.
Native to China, Japan, Korea, Cuba, and North America, Sandhill cranes prefer inland wetland or temperate grassland ecosystems. A crane fossil approximately ten million years old was found in Nebraska and is structurally identical to the modern Sandhill Crane, making it the oldest known bird species still surviving.
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May 7th, 2013
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Comments (6)
Jim Wilce
This is so gorgeous, Alexandra! I have tried to capture the beauty of these cranes, so I know what an accomplishment this is— Congratulations on the sale!
Randy Rosenberger
It is my honor and privilege to FEATURE your great piece of art work on our HOMEPAGE of the Wisconsin Flower and Scenery group! I am very proud and pleased to have you as an active member of great talent within our family of friends and fine artists within our group! Thanks so much for sharing you works of artistic beauty with us! I truly appreciate your awesome submissions! FAVE and VOTE! FOREVER, ELVIS!
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