Sandhill Crane Evening Gathering

 I got another great video of Sandhill Cranes gathering for the night. I got this video at The Celery Fields in Sarasota, Florida. The Cranes look for a body of water that is not very deep, but big enough for them to stand in the middle of at night so they can hear any predators that might be hunting them. I'm not sure of the depth of the water, but something around six inches to a foot deep seems to be their preference. In this video you can see how many come in together. You can see how playful they are, jumping about and playing.  At about the one minute mark you can see the birds all flying and running as someone in a flying contraption flies over The Celery Fields. It only disturbs the birds for a minute.

Sandhill Cranes generally mate for life. They fly around in family pairs. Their offspring will stay with them for over a year learning the ways of a bird.

They run a little bit before taking flight.

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