A cool experience with Sandhill Cranes - up close and personal

I really like Sandhill Cranes. Their calls can be so mesmerizing echoing over a foggy lake. They are big, beautiful majestic birds. But in Florida, they seem to be everywhere and I can imagine some Floridians feel about them the same way many Canadians feel about Canada Geese - they can be noisy and very very messy!

While at Wild Florida, we were sitting in the picnic area and 2 cranes approached us, calling loudly - I can only assume they were begging...?  They walked right up to me and weren't slowing down...I had to get out of their way! There was a lady behind us who was talking to them, maybe they were heading her way? Here's the video:

Video of Sandhill Cranes calling