Bird Watching: Operation Migration Whooping Cranes are now migrating, 0 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Thanks, Melody for the reminder. Even though I have seen the flight in the past, I continue to find it absolutely amazing to observe the interaction and think about what it must be like to spend days dressed like a Whooping Crane and not communicate using the human language. And then when someone asks you, what do you do for a living ? Oh, I'm a Whooping Crane by day ! It's a wonderful project which requires a great deal of dedication. Best wishes to Operation Whooping Crane for another successful migratory journey.

I live very close to the Patuxent Research Refuge where they raise Whooping Cranes on the Central Tract. The Central Tract is not open to the public but I did visit one time on a guided tour. I took this photo from the bus window. The Whooping Cranes were no where to be seen because they obviously keep them sheltered from human presence.