Sandhill Crane at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. There must have been thousands of them, plus other kinds of birds. They are very social, stay in large flocks.
They nest around marshes. At migration and winter they do feed on waste grain in open fields. Their flight is graceful. Their necks and legs outstretched and holding their wings mostly above the body.
Their plumage is gray to white overall. Adults have a bare fore crown patterned of red and black. The juveniles have mostly cinnamon-brown feathered heads and necks.
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