Sandhill Crane

A large, long-legged, long-necked, wading bird. Sandhills are gray (although during the breeding season they may "paint" themselves with mud to better blend in to their local environment) with a red patch of skin on their foreheads. Black legs and dark bill. The Greater subspecies--which is what this bird is--may be four feet tall. They have a loud bugling call that can be heard more than a mile away on a calm day.