Brought back from the brink of extinction by diligent conservation efforts, the Whooping Crane remains one of North America’s rarest birds with only 400 – 500 living individuals. They migrate between northern Canada and the southern US, with the largest wintering population found in the Aransas Bay area of Texas’ gulf coast. Adults are white with red on the face and crown and yellow eyes, juveniles are brown and white.
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Whooping Crane
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane family
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane
Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane
Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane
Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – juvenile
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – with Sandhill Crane
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – adult and juvenile
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – adult and juvenile
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – adult and juvenile
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Cranes
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane family
San Jose Island, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – pair
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – pair
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – pair
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – pair
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – pair
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – pair
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane – pair
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz
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Whooping Crane pair – with Sandhill Cranes
Big Tree, Goose Island SP, Aransas Bay, TX
February 5, 2015 ©John Schwarz