Petroglyphs of birds
Many hundreds of years old
Can you find Big Bird?
This is a detailed image of petroglyphs at the V-Bar-V Heritage Site.
It is the largest known petroglyph site in the Verde Valley of central Arizona, and one of the best-preserved. The rock art site consists of 1,032 petroglyphs in 13 panels
The petroglyphs were created by Southern Sinagua residents between about 1150 and 1400 AD.
The docent who gave a really interesting talk said that the petroglyphs of birds are believed to be Sandhill Cranes. He said that the “Big Bird” petroglyph could depict a Sandhill Crane looking straight ahead with the feathers raised on the top of its head. I’m not sure that a Sandhill Crane has enough feathers on its head to do that. It could be a Snowy Egret and less likely a Great Blue Heron. Any guesses?
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I don’t the crowns on Sandhill Cranes do that either, but a Snowy Egret does! These are cool Petroglyphs. The tall birds could be cranes or Herons I think.
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Yes, and if it was in Africa it could have been a Secretary Bird. Thanks for commenting.
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