Almost everyone knows about the “Florida Man” challenge. That’s where you type your birthday or any other date into a search engine with the words “Florida Man” to get a listing of that day’s headlines. The headlines scream the exploits of “Florida Man” and the silly stuff he’s done. Today’s headline is “Florida Man Dances With Sandhill Cranes.”
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The dance-off started when Florida Man approached four sandhill cranes in his front yard. He stopped, and they stopped. He jumped, flailing his arms, and the lead crane jumped and flailed its wings.
The Florida man jumped a few more times, getting three of the four cranes to join him. If this were a judging contest, the sandhill cranes definitely win. They exercise their jumps with precision and grace while the man looks like he is drowning on dry land. We call it like we see it!
Sandhill cranes are northern birds that spend most of their time in Canada and the northern border states of the U.S. Their breeding grounds are in Florida, parts of Texas, and Mexico. Every winter, the flocks travel to the southern areas, flying along the same migratory paths. They mate for life, and juveniles spend eight to ten months with their parents. The group Florida Man dances with is likely a family unit. It is common to see groups on the ground in residential areas, although they typically seek less populated areas.
Honestly, they probably thought Florida man was doing a mating dance of some sort. When they are courting, sandhill cranes move in a similar “dancing” movement. They stretch their wings, bow, move their heads up and down, and leap gracefully into the air.
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