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at an evening roost monitored by The Nature Conservancy along the Platte River in Nebraska
Adult cranes broadcast themselves with a bugling, low-pitched rattle. The occasional, high-pitched, frog-like chirps are uttered by cranes aged 10 months and younger.
ALL NORMAL SPEED VIDEO CLIPS
18 sSandhill Crane  flock flying left to right
15 sSandhill Crane  flock flying down yet not quite landing
7 sSandhill Crane  group landing to join a larger flock
8 sSandhill Crane  flock drinking in the evening light
60 sSandhill Crane  flock drinking, landing, walking, and courting
12 sSandhill Crane  group flying down to join a larger flock
35 sSandhill Crane  couples dancing in the middle of flocks
37 sSandhill Crane  flock ignoring a Canada Goose running from right to left
43 sSandhill Crane  couples dancing in their flock
44 sSandhill Crane  flock calling at dusk
12 sSandhill Crane  flock calling after sunset
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