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When I got back to PGA National after work I was very surprised to pull up to my building and see 4 Sandhill Cranes apparently just hanging out on the front lawn-

You see them wandering around every few days but rarely do you get anywhere near them - so I was very lucky to have my camera with me.

Had they not been moving so much I would have been able to get a few more good shots.

As I got out of my car they seemed to be getting more and more aggitated - then I saw what the problem was: they were 'playing' with 2 squirrels!?!

But, these birds eat meat as well as plants, so 'playing' might not be an accurate description.

Overall, the Sandhill Cranes are not a threatened species, but the 3 southernmost subspecies are very rare.  The Florida crane that you see here is down to roughly 5,000 individuals.