Interesting, nwg. The Sandhill Cranes here are more used to people, I guess, as we often ride RIGHT by them on the bike trail. My favorite was a pair and their one youngster (only a little smaller than the parents) I'd see almost every ride for awhile, but alas, they seem to have moved on. We find them to be quite tame, but we love seeing them!
Today I saw a couple of hawks very close to the trail. I am still surprised how many hawks I see in this part of Florida. In fact, one flew down and perched on the fence around the pool here at the RV park when DH and I were cooling down after our ride today. We watched him/her for a good long time and got amazingly close before he flew up into a palm tree!
Emily
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