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Art details · Episode 5
Sandhill Crane
Tall, grey and impossible to miss on a Florida roadside, the Sandhill Crane holds the 7 of Diamonds. Its red crown echoes the red that runs through the whole deck.
Fun facts
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Florida has its own population that stays all year, joined each winter by migrating cranes from the north.
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Their grey feathers often look rusty brown because they preen with iron-rich mud.
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Pairs stay together for years and dance together, bowing, leaping and tossing sticks into the air.
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