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
Laura Erickson
January		 Sue Kersey
February		 Laura Erickson
March
Crane family takes off in flight Nesting pair in Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada Whooping crane parent and chick
Klaus Nigge
April
Klaus Nigge
May 		Vickie Henderson
June
Crane chick with both down and new feathers Whooping crane adult and plumaged chick Chick in flight
Jen Stewart
July
 Klaus Nigge
August 		Operation Migration
September
Learning the route Whooping crane family with twins Juvenile crane plays with seaweed on the wintering grounds
Operation Migration
October
Diane Loyd
November 		Diane Loyd
December