Sandhill Crane at Spring Creek
by Jeanette French
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Title
Sandhill Crane at Spring Creek
Artist
Jeanette French
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
A trumpeting call to the elegant, spectacular dance of life is the signature statement of the Sandhill Crane.
The Sandhill crane has a red forehead, white cheeks, a long pointed bill, long legs and expansive wingspan. It is known for its legendary trumpeting call, which can be heard from a great distance, and for its spectacular mating dance. Ballet-like movements are enthusiastically performed in the mating dance and include bowing, stretching wings upright, sounding calls, leaping vertically as high as 15 feet, wing flaps and tossing of the head while flinging stick into the air. This dance is thought to be the most imitated by native peoples around the world.
The Lesser Sandhill Crane is one of the subspecies of Grus canadensis, the Sandhill Crane, and is among the tallest birds in the world. The crane is a skilled flyer with wingspans up to seven feet. Similar to hawks and eagles, they use thermal lifts to soar at great heights for hours. Sandhill cranes fly south for the winter in large migratory flocks of as many as 10,000 birds.
Social birds that mate for life, they are often found in pairs or family groups. During the winter migration and at the winter sites, thousands of cranes are found together. The crane pairs raise one brood a season, usually 2 chicks, which can leave the nest with 24 hours of hatching. Full independence is not until they are 9 or 10 months of age. Both parents build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed and protect the youngsters. Sandhill cranes can live to be 21 years of age.
The Sandhill crane has one of the earliest fossil records of any known bird today. The oldest record of a Sandhill crane fossil is 2.5 million years old. A 10 million year old crane fossil was found in Nebraska, however this is more likely a direct ancestor the crane today.
As animal teachers, the Sandhill Crane reminds us that noble, secret guardianship surrounds us and it is safe to join the dance of life.
I photographed this lovely Lesser Sandhill Crane in Oregon and was called to paint it in this spring creek setting.
Jeanette French, paintings, photographs, canvas prints, framed prints, metallic prints, acrylic prints, greeting cards, gift cards, fine art.
Creating portals of light, love, joy, beauty, compassion, hope and gratitude is my lifelong passion and gift for the earth, hence the name of my art business, For the Earth. My mother painted in oils when I was young and encouraged my own drawing, painting and handcrafting in all forms. My father, the photographer, gave me my first camera at age 8. As a result of these loving influences, I am a lifelong student of both mediums. I am grateful to my wonderful Pacific NW painter teachers, Stan Capon and Edi Olson, for training my eye and technique. I hope you will enjoy this image as much as I enjoyed its creation. More gifts for the earth can be found at these websites: jeanette-french.artistwebsites.com and jeanette-french.pixels.com.
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