Big Bird

Ok, so not really Big Bird (from Sesame Street). However, these birds live in my neighborhood and are constantly in everyones' yards (except mine, because of our dogs, hehe).

I did a little research this time and found that they are called Sandhill Cranes.

Here is an awesome slideshow I found:

http://albums.phanfare.com/slideshow.aspx?u=1487167&a_id=2226803