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Cranes in black Wellies: give us a hug!
Posted by: MOTW | December 03, 2012 at 01:06 PM
The crane thought they were geese, and would have nothing to do with transganders.
Posted by: Peter Metrinko | December 03, 2012 at 01:08 PM
That's a subspecies of Sandhill crane. The regular sort are not endangered at all. There's even a season on them in Texas. I've heard they're quite tasty.
Posted by: bonmot | December 03, 2012 at 01:11 PM
Why am I picturing Niles and Frasier here?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | December 03, 2012 at 01:14 PM
looks more like diapers to me
Posted by: camle | December 03, 2012 at 01:20 PM
Munchian biology.
Posted by: bonmot | December 03, 2012 at 01:22 PM
It looks like someone pulled off a prank on another department. Next the group will be dressed as French poodles.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | December 03, 2012 at 01:47 PM
ichabod??!
Posted by: ligirl | December 03, 2012 at 01:51 PM
bonmot - yer correct, the other subspecies are hunted in all the states north of TX ... it's been awhile, but the last time I dined on crane, it wuz the best "water dwelling" bird I've tasted (better than duck or goose, IMO) ... all dark meat, sumwhut similar to turkey ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | December 03, 2012 at 01:53 PM
They don't want to "spook the cranes?" Hell, they're spooking me.
I agree with NMUA; this has to be a cruel joke played on a bunch of grad students by their faculty. "Hey, next let's see if we can get them to dress up like horses and do that Gangnam thing."
Posted by: Omniskeptic | December 03, 2012 at 02:18 PM
No self respecting crane would be fooled by that. You might get a few women's fashion designers to follow you, though.
Posted by: Clankie | December 03, 2012 at 02:41 PM
John Galliano, for example. Now he'd spook the cranes, no doubt.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | December 03, 2012 at 02:55 PM
Omniskeptic, I'm going to LOL over that stuff for a while now.
Posted by: Just Some Guy | December 03, 2012 at 05:45 PM
Teletubbies gone wild.
Posted by: Loudmouth | December 03, 2012 at 06:19 PM
Trust me. Cranes are absolutely that dumb. Likely the dumbest birds alive.
Posted by: Elon | December 03, 2012 at 06:26 PM
Sandhills and Whooping cranes, yes, I agree. Whupping Cranes, though ... Well, just stay off their lawns.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | December 03, 2012 at 07:10 PM
Elon ... nah, domestically raised turkeys are the dumbest ... and I mever had much luck foolin' cranes, tho they sumtimes would land among my goose decoys ... but so would the geese ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | December 03, 2012 at 08:22 PM
Sandhill cranes get spooked?! Heck, in the area I used to live in Florida, all anyone had to do was rattle some corn feed in a cup, and they'd all run TO you.
Posted by: XJ | December 03, 2012 at 09:38 PM