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Whooping Crane Aransas NWR, Texas 24 Feb 1998
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"Whooping Crane with four Sandhill Cranes Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico 4 Dec 1999 In the 80s and 90s there was an experiment conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to hatch Whooping Crane eggs in Sandhill Crane nests. The plan was to have another flock of Whoopers which would breed and winter in different areas from the Aransas Flock. Problem was, the Whoopers that had been raised with Sandhills ""thought"" they were Sandhill Cranes and would not mate with other Whoopers, thus the experiment did not work out as planned. On occasion in the 80s and 90s and early 2000s you could see a few Whoopers at Bosque del Apache NWR in the winter with the wintering Sandhills. I think all those birds have now died off."
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Whooping Crane Aransas NWR, Texas 19 Feb 2001
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Whooping Crane Aransas NWR, Texas 19 Feb 2001
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Whooping Crane Grus americana Aransas NWR, Aransas Co., Texas 19 March 2008 two shots posted
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Whooping Crane Grus americana Aransas NWR, Aransas Co., Texas 19 March 2008 two shots posted
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Whooping Crane Grus americana Aransas NWR, Aransas Co., Texas 20 February 2010 three shots posted
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Whooping Crane Grus americana Aransas NWR, Aransas Co., Texas 20 February 2010 three shots posted
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Whooping Crane Grus americana Aransas NWR, Aransas Co., Texas 20 February 2010 three shots posted
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I discovered this Whooping Crane traveling with its Sandhill Crane adoptive parents. Terrible photos taken from a great distance. This crane family was reported from several other locations along this migration route, headed north.
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I discovered this Whooping Crane traveling with its Sandhill Crane adoptive parents. Terrible photos taken from a great distance. This crane family was reported from several other locations along this migration route, headed north.
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unfortunately could only see them from the road
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In early November, I took @robberfly, @kueda, and @maractwin to this location where a family group of Whooping Cranes sometimes hangs out in a field near a pond. Unfortunately on that occasion all we had were Sandhill Cranes. Today my wife and I had three Whoopers here. The birds started calling which was quite the thrill. Photos from probably 250 meters but still great fun to see these birds onshore like this.
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In early November, I took @robberfly, @kueda, and @maractwin to this location where a family group of Whooping Cranes sometimes hangs out in a field near a pond. Unfortunately on that occasion all we had were Sandhill Cranes. Today my wife and I had three Whoopers here. The birds started calling which was quite the thrill. Photos from probably 250 meters but still great fun to see these birds onshore like this.
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In early November, I took @robberfly, @kueda, and @maractwin to this location where a family group of Whooping Cranes sometimes hangs out in a field near a pond. Unfortunately on that occasion all we had were Sandhill Cranes. Today my wife and I had three Whoopers here. The birds started calling which was quite the thrill. Photos from probably 250 meters but still great fun to see these birds onshore like this.
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In early November, I took @robberfly, @kueda, and @maractwin to this location where a family group of Whooping Cranes sometimes hangs out in a field near a pond. Unfortunately on that occasion all we had were Sandhill Cranes. Today my wife and I had three Whoopers here. The birds started calling which was quite the thrill. Photos from probably 250 meters but still great fun to see these birds onshore like this.
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Pair of Whopping Cranes feeding just below Heron Flats trail. they were there most of the day. One
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Pair of Whopping Cranes feeding just below Heron Flats trail. they were there most of the day. One
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Pair of Whopping Cranes feeding just below Heron Flats trail. they were there most of the day. One
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Pair of Whopping Cranes feeding just below Heron Flats trail. they were there most of the day. One
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Pair of Whopping Cranes feeding just below Heron Flats trail. they were there most of the day. One
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