Florida sandhill crane squares off with alligator to protect chick on golf course

Florida sandhill crane squares off with alligator to protect chick on golf course

A dramatic standoff at a Florida golf course showed just how far a parent will go to protect its young. At the Swiss Golf and Tennis Club in Winter Haven, footage shared with News Channel 8 captured a sandhill crane confronting an alligator near its chick before the reptile appeared to move off toward the water. What happened? The encounter was recorded by News Channel 8 viewer Terri Wilson, and photos from the scene showed a pair of sandhill cr…