Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Whooping crane chicks gear up for 2,500 mile trek

Whooping crane chicks in the nesting territory of the northeastern corner of Wood Buffalo National Park are fattening up and growing more each day in order to begin their long migration back to the wild flock’s wintering grounds in Texas later this month. By RenĂ©e Francoeur (Northern Journal).

http://norj.ca/2013/08/whooping-crane-chicks-gear-up-for-2500-mile-trek/