The Rev. Fred Morris, then the president of the Florida Council of Churches, once observed that losing a species to extinction was akin to “tearing a page from the Book of Genesis.” I take these words and the concept of our responsibility to protect and cherish creation and all the wildlife therein very seriously. This […]
Tag: sandhill cranes
Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems
CHESTER, Calif. — The pictograph, an ochre-red outline with four paws and an unmistakable paddle of a tail, has been on the reservation “my whole life,” said Kenneth McDarment, a member of the Tule River Tribe. It’s just one of many paintings — of people, geometric designs and other wildlife — from 500 to 1,000 […]
Permitting Pollution Jeopardizes Clean Water
We all need clean water—whether that’s for drinking, washing, swimming, or fishing. Without access to abundant, clean water, we can’t grow food, trust the water that comes out of our taps to be safe, safely hunt, fish, and recreate, or support local businesses like breweries. Unfortunately, the streams and wetlands that supply our nation’s water […]
Sandhill Cranes throughout the United States
Sandhill cranes are one of my favorite birds. I have yet to see them during spring migration in Nebraska, where it gets its name because of the Nebraska’s sandhills. However, I have observed them, and photograph them in Florida, the subspecies in Florida is considered endangered, New Mexico at Bosque del Apache, and the cranberry […]
Sandhill Crane Named Audubon California’s Bird of the Year
Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis)were once common throughout the west and especially in the California Central Valley. However their populations declined drastically as a result of unregulated hunting and habitat loss during settlement of the region. In California, the breeding population was reduced to fewer than five pairs by the 1940s. Fortunately, all populations of Sandhill […]
Dancing Sandhill Cranes Of Bosque del Apache, New Mexico
I recently returned from a photo shoot to Bosque del Apache and was in awe at the abundance of Sandhill Cranes. Having never seen them in Ohio (one of the many species on my state’s endangered list), I was truly amazed by this wading bird’s courtship dance. The Sandhill Crane‘s dance includes jumping up to […]
Bosque del Apache Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese
After photographing the spring migration of sandhill cranes through Nebraska for many years, I finally had the opportunity to shoot these interesting creatures in their most notable winter habitat at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico earlier this week. I associate sandhill cranes with Nebraska so it seemed odd to encounter these […]
Sandhill Cranes – Nebraska Style
Birders and photographers know Bosque del Apache as the place to go for sandhill cranes. What many do not know is that each spring, approximately 500,000 sandhill cranes use a tiny 60 mile stretch of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska to feed and rest during their annual spring migration. Although I’ll be making my […]