Just take your umbrella and swish it open as you walk by the bird and see what the reaction will be. I'd have somebody filming me just with their phone camera as I did it to document I did the bird no harm, was just trying out a possible preventative measure in case the huge creature surprised me next time with a sudden aggressive move across the street against my tiny pet dog whom I felt was put in harm's way by the bird's aggression, whatever its reasons or urges.
A Sandhill crane can kill just as quickly as it can fly over and pierce a little skull with that huge beak anytime it would care to. You have to try to protect your little dogs and it wouldn't hurt the bird to form a bit of fear of humans that some protected species often don't seem to know to fear as they are rarely legally stalked or hunted.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |