A flock of Sandhill Cranes, Antigone canadensis, drop in for a landing in their very characteristic "sitting" position with a "gear down, flaps down"

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A flock of Sandhill Cranes, Antigone canadensis, drop in for a landing in their very characteristic "sitting" position with a "gear down, flaps down" configuration at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico, USA.

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Photo credit: © Jon G. Fuller/VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
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