sandhill
Coastal sandy ridge
A sandhill is a hill or ridge composed of sand, formed by wind or water action.
Sandhills often appear in clusters across prairie or coastal landscapes: the Nebraska Sandhills, Florida's sandhill country.
The sandhill crane takes its name from the sandy habitats where it commonly feeds.
Wind-formed sand ridge
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- hummockLow earthen mound
- moundHeaped earth formation
crest · shifting · windward · leeward · parabolic · transverse · dunefield · blowout
Lifter or wader
- migrationMovement to new territory
- flywayEstablished bird migration path
- flockAnimals gathered together
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
stopover · wetland · marsh · bosque · whooping · courtship · dance · bugle call
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
habitat · flora · fauna · biodiversity · vegetation · endemic · wildlife · conservation
dune
Wind-formed sand ridge
mound · crest · shifting · windward · leeward · parabolic · transverse · dunefield · blowout · erg
crane
Lifter or wader
- migrationMovement to new territory
- flywayEstablished bird migration path
- flockAnimals gathered together
breeding · stopover · wetland · marsh · bosque · whooping · courtship · dance · bugle call · roosting
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
scrubland · habitat · flora · fauna · biodiversity · vegetation · endemic · wildlife · conservation · preserve
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
- erosionGradual wearing away
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- geomorphologyStudy of terrain formation
stratum · silica · quartz · granular · loess · clastic · silt · gravel · outcrop · aquifer
desert
To leave behind completely
drought · scorching · sunbaked · dusty · waterless · desolate · evaporation · xerophyte · sparse · scrub
- sand dunesdunes, dune, White Sands, coastal dunes, beach dunes
- wildlife reservesnature reserve, wildlife corridors, wildlife corridor, wildlife sanctuary, game reserve
- Lowcountrysalt marsh, live oak, spartina, Spanish moss, tidal creek
sandhillvalley
Low ground between heights
depression · hollow · trough · basin · ravine
sandhillbedrock
Solid stone underground
rock outcrop · solid rock · hardpan · boulder field · granite
- sandhill craneLarge gray wading bird