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SANDHILL CRANE IN BAXTER BOG

SANDHILL CRANE IN BAXTER BOG

Sandhill cranes are rare visitors to Baxter Bog in Anchorage. Surrounded by a heavily used trail which is a popular dog walking path, often off leash, I suspec...
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Sandhill cranes are rare visitors to Baxter Bog in Anchorage. Surrounded by a heavily used trail which is a popular dog walking path, often off leash, I suspect the pair may soon abandon the site. That is what a pair of cranes did several years earlier.
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