When the decoy remained docile, the cranes soon turned their attentions to rustling up some breakfast. The shallow marsh was jammed with leopard frogs, providing a sumptuous banquet for hungry cranes.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard and seen some annual winter residents of Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma slowly flying and gliding into the area. For myself and many other people, ...
Florida is home to two subspecies of sandhill cranes: the year-round Florida sandhill crane and the migratory greater ...
The sandhill crane population in Ohio appears to be increasing. Last year, 412 sandhill cranes were counted in Ohio, up from 357 the previous year. This year's crane count will take place this weekend ...
Statewide, sandhill cranes are considered "threatened" and "imperiled," according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. However, on the Treasure Coast they are very common, due to ...
Sandhill cranes in Horicon National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, November 12, 2020, in Brownsville, Wisconsin. Regarding the column, “Dear sandhill crane defenders: If you love them, let us hunt them.