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burrowed into the muddy bottom of the small drainage it was in. This locality is right next to a high school with 2 ponds and it drains into the Cahaba. Released from someone's aquarium???

Approx 2 inches long.

Florida sandhill cranes These birds have long legs, long necks and gray colored, bright red forehead, pointed bills and fluffy plumage, approximately 4 feet tall, long wings, these birds were found in their natural habitat in orange county Fl
KINGDOM: ANIMALIA
PHYLUM: CHORDATA
CLASS: AVES
ORDER: GRUIFORMES
FAMILY: GRUIDAE
GENUS: ANTIGONE
SPECIES: A. CANADENSIS
https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/cranes/sandhill-crane/
Florida sandhill cranes inhabit freshwater marshes, prairies, and pastures (Florida Natural Areas Inventory 2001).