Of the 15 distinct species of cranes, two migratory cranes (sandhill and whooping) seem to be prime candidates for colonizing ...

Sandhill cranes are the latest victims of a particularly ... Vintage Chicago Tribune: American Airlines Flight 191 crashed near O’Hare airport 45 years ago. These are the 273 victims.

Related: See photos of sandhill cranes migrating through Colorado Upward ... Watching tens of thousands of them take flight in coordinated rushes … well, even experienced writers struggle ...

And unlike herons, who tuck their necks into an “S” shape in flight, sandhill cranes fly with their necks outstretched, as photographed by Koelling. The cranes can be seen this time of year in ...

Few natural sounds are more pleasing than the calls of sandhill cranes. Their elongated windpipes ... the air in a graceful and energetic mini-flight. It’s a thrilling ritual I’ve witnessed ...

Sandhill cranes are quite vocal ... but step outside and the birds may take flight. Do not disturb the birds and cause them to fly from their feeding areas or roosts. This can cause undue stress ...

THE ART OF CRANES — Just in time for sandhill crane season, Carol Hines will open her newest show, “Cranes and Other Cool Birds” at her Wildflower Gallery at 108-110 W. Ninth St. in Wood River.

The sandhill crane descending ... of their recovery as two cranes drifted across an evening field, then issued their softly purring trumpet of a call before taking flight. I remember her gasping ...

More than 1,500 iconic sandhill cranes have been killed by bird flu in Indiana, officials say, the latest development in the spread of the highly infectious respiratory illness. Volunteers in ...

Suddenly, over the mild cacophony of various feeder birds out back, I heard the faint guttural rattling of sandhill cranes. In a flash, I shot out into the backyard to see a flock of 33 of the ...

An isolated population of sandhill cranes lives and breeds ... Generally, we hear the cranes when they are in flight. There were lots of frogs calling that night, and we wondered whether a frog ...

An isolated population of sandhill cranes lives and breeds ... Generally, we hear the cranes when they are in flight. There were lots of frogs calling that night, and we wondered whether a frog ...