Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition camera crew members, who had spent more than a month watching and recording two greater ...

Also, sandhill cranes’ long, thin legs trail behind them in flight, and they have longer, thinner necks than geese. IN THE SKY: From David Dundee, Tellus Science Museum astronomer: The annual ...

Q. I saw the following quote on a poster at a wildlife sanctuary in Florida: “Cranes are large birds with long beaks found on ...

Sightings of sandhill cranes have ticked upward in Southcentral Alaska this month as the fall migration season nears. Mated pairs have been spotted in a few Anchorage residential neighborhoods and ...

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 ...

Flocks of sandhill cranes leave lower Canada and upper Midwest ... Besides that, there’s a scarcity of remaining wetlands in their flight path, making FWA a default stop as well.

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 ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SANDHILL CRANES TRILLING) MAROHN: The darkness lifts. The cranes begin to take flight - just a few at first, then more and more - wings stretching nearly seven feet across ...

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 ...