They were sandhill cranes: a long-legged, blueish-gray bird with a shock of red adorning its head. “I had never heard anything like that,” she said. Watching them soar moved her to tears.

Sandhill crane cleaning its plumage ... This route, known as the “Path of the Pronghorn,” represents the longest land migration in the contiguous United States and has been used by these animals for ...

It’s a living relay race, and nobody can quite explain how these tiny creatures navigate such a long path. 13. Humpback Whales ... can accomplish incredible things. 2. Sandhill Crane’s North American ...

What kind of future are you building if extinction is its foundation?' That question lies at the heart of growing opposition ...

Ornithologists and locals wonder what the future holds for this chick being raised by much taller, but still doting parents ...

Sandhill cranes return for spring migration. By Heather Augustyn Times Correspondent Mar 17, 2011 Mar 17, 2011 Updated Oct ... The sandhill crane is akin to the heron, only larger.

A family of sandhill cranes was caught on camera in Plainfield, a species of bird in Massachusetts that is of high conservation need.

Nearly 35,000 sandhill cranes have swooped into the Sulphur Springs Valley near Willcox in an annual migration from mountain states and parts of Canada, the Arizona Game and Fish Department reports.

Sandhill cranes are thought to be around 2.5 million years old according to fossils found in Florida. These prehistoric birds have likely traveled through Nebraska as part of their migration route ...