Sandhill Cranes in a field of grain

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency plants fields of corn and millet grains for the overwintering Sandhill cranes to eat. There are thousands of these huge birds in the area during the winter.

OK, I know I said that Sandhill cranes are not water birds like herons, but they will congregate in the water for protection from predators (such as foxes and dogs). Cranes gather in large flocks, herons don't.