Whooping Cranes and the Seasons
The Annual Cycle of the Whooping Crane
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Crane family catching blue crabs on the Texas wintering grounds.
Crane family on the wintering grounds
Image: Laura Erickson
January		 Image: Sue Kersey
February		 Image: Laura Erickson
March
Crane family takes off in flight Nesting pair in Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada Whooping crane parent and chick
Image: Klaus Nigge
April
Image: Klaus Nigge
May 		Image: Vickie Henderson
June
Crane chick with both down and new feathers Whooping crane adult and plumaged chick Whooping crane chick training with ultralight plane
Image: Jen Stewart
July
 Image: Klaus Nigge
August 		Image: Doug Pellerin
September
Ultralight airplane leading young Whooping Cranes on migration Whooping crane family with twins Juvenile crane plays with seaweed on the wintering grounds
Image: Operation Migration
October
Image: Diane Loyd
November 		Image: Diane Loyd
December

 

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