Alabama almost lost its sandhill cranes. Now, hunters again will target the 'sirloin of the sky.'
made me to think of the Sandhill Crane families we regularly watch in our neighborhood in Florida.
These beautiful big cranes with always a young one or two are wonderful sight to anyone. The whole family walks together and all of the family feed together in the area. Whenever you pass by them they act gently and the father watches if there is any threat to the young one(s) and finds if it is not they enjoy their food again.
Such a harmless quiet big birds. It is always fun to watch them even if you are not keen bird watcher because the enormous size of the birds.
Some photos of Sandhill Crane families in our backyard
Beautiful Sandhill crane family with a very little young one -
Dad - keeping an eye on the family's safety
Family with grown kids -
Near Big Sandlake Lake, Orlando, Florida
About Sandhill Cranes:
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - ID Sanhill Cranes
We love to watch to these Sandhill Cranes and other birds in our backyard - wonderful families and really as a bird watcher worried about them being hunted.
Eco-justice for Birds - Praying for Sandhill Cranes.
Quotes:
"I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven." - Emily Dickinson
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are
treated.” - Mahatma Gandhiji
Recent Update on loss of Bird Population:
Birds are indicators of environmental health and this scientific study shows alarming results:
3 Billion Birds Gone - More Information
Scientific Paper - Decline of the North American avifauna - Kenneth V. Rosenberg et al.,
Science 04 Oct 2019:
Vol. 366, Issue 6461, pp. 120-124
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw1313
Bradenton Herald Article:
Threatened sandhill cranes are dying on Florida roads. Here’s how the public can help save them
LIVING WITH SANDHILL CRANES
