It has a white body with cinnamon patches, long legs and a cinnamon head and neck. Its upright stance and straight bill fit a crane better than a heron, and its plumage fits a young whooping crane; Rockstar has not named the species. In the real world, the whooping crane is North America's tallest bird, about 1.5 meters, white with a red crown as an adult, and young birds have a cinnamon head and neck. In Florida it is very rare: a small group remains from a population reintroduced in the middle of the state, while the gray sandhill crane is the common one.
Clue
In the wetlands, among the flamingos; by its plumage, a young crane.
Trivia
- In the background of the same shot there are more wading birds in a line, too far away to identify.
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