12 Free Photos of Gruidae Of The United States

animals bird whooping crane grus americana international crane foundation birds of louisiana grus americana (captive)field united states fish and wildlife service southeast region enclosure

Grus canadensis NBII

Another view of the top-netted pen with costumed humans interacting with the cranes.

Photo credit: Carrie Thompson/USFWS

Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis, photograph

L8 & 11-11 with returning bird L4-10, a male from the first group of birds that was released in February 2011.

Photo credit: Sara Zimorski/LDWF

A juvenile Whooping Crane tests its wings shortly after being released from a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

A juvenile whooping crane with a hood on to keep it calm appears to be watching biologist Eva Szyszkoski, International Crane Foundation, place a radio transmitter on its leg. Wheeler National Wildli

Juvenile Whooping Cranes (Grus Americana) feed shortly after leaving a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

Operation Migration Lead pilot Richard van Heuvelen performs a perfect air pick-up on Nov. 19 in Union County, Ky. to lead the eight endangered whooping cranes into Tennessee. Photo by Heather Ray, O

Each bird gets a unique combination of color bands and color coded transmitters that allow scientists to track and monitor as well as identify each individual as they disperse away from the release pe

Sara Zimorski of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries holding a bird while veterinarian, Dr. Jim LaCour, checks to make sure there were no injuries sustained during the shipment.

Photo

All 16 members of the LA class of 2011. They are held temporarily in the top-netted pen to give them time to acclimate to their new surroundings and give the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fish

Newly arrived 2011 cohort in the top-netted pen in the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WLWCA) with a large flock of ducks and geese flying over the marsh in the background.

Photo credit: Sara

1 - 12 of 12

/ 1