Tag: greater sandhill cranes

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This is the reaction of parents ready to protect their offspring at all costs!

These greater sandhill cranes at a National Wildlife Refuge in the Western U.S. react to the approach of a bald eagle.
The bald eagle was closing in on a sandhill crane colt (juvenile) hidden
nearby. Both of the adult sandhill cranes aggressively drove the bald
eagle from the area.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS