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Sun 8 Dec, 2002 12:38 pm
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/South/11/30/whooping.cranes.ap/index.html
I would give my eye teeth to see a whooper in its natural habitat. Has anyone ever seen one? How about an osprey?
No, I haven't, but I would like too.
One of my first books I read was the story about "Old Bill- theWhooping Crane".
The courtship dance I would love to watch.
Ooooh, that reminds me of the cranecam - is it time for the new season? Where's Walter Hintler?
Sumac - there's a few nesting pairs on the cape near where my parents live. One nest is viewable from their house,
Are those feathers blue-ish?
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/cranes/whoopcra.htm
Phoenix,
what a great picture.
littlek,
Walter gave a link to a stork cam-
I tried to find crane cam- no luck so far.
RIGHT! Storks, not cranes! I'm sorry I sent you on a wild goose (or crane) chase....
I think I might still like herons better. Maybe because I know them better.....
I would love to live on or near a coast, any old coast, again. There are so many species of interesting birds that use it during their migratory flyways.
But those watery pockets inland amass lots of varieties of birds in a small space - good bird-watch-hunting!
I like the Herons particularly myself, and I think its due to like little k, know them well.
They are all magnificent though, theres nothing like seeing them in flight...or the nests even.
Swan nests amaze me as well...they're just SO BIG.
are swans' nests on the ground or in the trees?
neither..well, sometimes perhaps
okay..Ive seen them on water
I would guess that since they nest around here a great deal in inlets, trees and ground could be involved in a small way.
Being from Nebraska - I've seen my share - seeing all those Cranes is about beyond description.
You've never seen a swans nest? Youre pullin my leg..arrent you???
Cambridge:
Not pulling your leg or your tail feathers, that's wild!
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