Sandhill cranes are gray in color, which may explain the common confusion with great blue herons. Whooping cranes are almost solid white except for their black wing tips that are exposed while flying.

Many species of herons, but only two species of cranes, are found in Alabama. Herons usually are seen in ponds or creeks, ...

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The sandhill crane features plumage colored tan-gray and a rusty-crimson crown. They have a 7-foot wingspan and a height of 31 to 47 inches tall and fossils of the sandhill crane have been traced ...

Sandhill crane fun facts Diet: omnivore, plants, grains, insects, grubs, mice, snakes, worms Average life span in the wild: 20 years Height: 31.5 to 47.2 inches Wingspan: 5 to 7 feet Weight: 6.5 ...

A few of the 35,000 sandhill cranes, and ducks and geese, take advantage of the sparse water at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeal, Ariz., January 5, 2021. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star ...

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Sandhill cranes — enormous birds that have soared Earth’s skies since the Pleistocene — are finally showing up by the thousands in the Sulphur Springs Valley south of Willcox after making ...

Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 species of cranes in the family Gruidae. With long legs and a large torso, ...