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Photo of the Day: Sandhill Crane Chicks

Rachel Faulkner | Last Updated: January 5, 2016

Sandhill crane chicks forage with their parent in a Florida pond — Just a couple days after hatching, these two sandhill crane chicks are already able to follow their parents on foraging trips. Photo by Jim Urbach.

This Photo of the Day was donated by a participant in the annual National Wildlife Photo Contest. See more photos or sign up for the 42nd Annual National Wildlife Photo Contest.

Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | birds, Florida, photo of the day, Photography, sandhill cranes

Published: April 8, 2012

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