The Flight Out... - a photo on Flickriver

The Flight Out...

            An hour before sunset, this family of Sandhill Cranes, along with thousands of others, head out for their evening foraging. They will return after sunset to roost in the relative safety of a pond where, overnight, they can hear if danger approaches.
   

Taken in: United States / California / Merced (show map)

Taken on: November 3, 2021

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Bird

California

Family Gruidae

Grus canadensis

Merced

Merced NWR

Merced National Wildlife Refuge

Order Gruiformes

San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Sandhill Crane

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