Whooper take-off
by George Cathcart
Long-legged Waders
Keywords: crane, whooping crane, endangered species, bird, wading bird, in flight, taking off, wings, on the wing, Texas, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Whooping crane gets a running start to take off after feeding on blue crabs in its winter home in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Texas's Coastal Bend. Fewer than 300 whooping cranes currently survive in the wild, and all of the spend their winters at the Aransas refuge.
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