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Cranes: A Natural History of a Bird in Crisis
The history, habits, life and lore of a resourceful and iconic bird. Long in neck, leg and wing, cranes are imposing wading birds that are among the largest and tallest of the world's bird families Cranes are found on all continents except South America and Antarctica. They are typically associated with open wetland and grassland habitats, where their bright plumage, graceful proportions and convivial nature are displayed in elaborate dancing and duet calling. Those species that breed in the northern regions of North America and Eurasia undertake long migrations each spring and fall. Cranes choose life-long mates and are devoted parents that raise their young with both tenderness and determination. Cranes traces the history of these fascinating birds from their early origins in the Mesozoic Era to the present day. The book covers anatomy, feeding habits, mating rituals, habitats, caring for the chicks, migration and seasonal movements. A special section is devoted to cranes in myth and folklore. Species profiles are included, along with range maps and conservation status of: - Black-crowned crane
- Red-crowned crane
- Black-necked crane
- Sandhill crane
- Blue crane
- Sarus crane
- Brolga
- Siberian crane
- Demoiselle crane
- Wattled crane
- Eurasian crane
- White-naped crane
- Grey crowned crane
- Whooping crane
- Hooded crane.
Emphasis is given to the whooping crane as a case study of the environmental and human pressures that threaten the existence of all family members. Through the tireless efforts of many dedicated researchers and volunteers, this species is slowly being brought back from the edge of extinction. Operation Migration, the project to establish a migratory population of whooping cranes in the eastern United States, is profiled in a special chapter of Cranes. .
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Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes
Graced with illustrations by the author, Crane Music introduces the two North American crane species The sandhill, most often seen, is within easy reach of bird-watchers in the center of the continent Less visible is the whooping crane, struggling back from near extinction. Paul Johnsgard follows these elegant birds through a year’s cycle, describing their seasonal migrations, natural habitats, breeding biology, call patterns—angelic to the bird-lover’s ear—and fascinating dancing.The largest and most spectacular migratory concentration of cranes happens each spring when the Platte River valley becomes the staging ground for an amazing gathering of four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand sandhills en route from the South to the Arctic tundra. Johnsgard describes this incredible event as well as memorable personal encounters with the cranes. His knowledge of them transcends natural history, covering their importance in religion and mythology. .
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Song for the Whooping Crane
In the far North When October spills Across the ice And the wind sweeps high The wild whooping cranes fly. In this poetic celebration of one of North America's most rare and beautiful birds, Eileen Spinelli lovingly introduces young readers to the seasonal rhythms and unique grace of these endangered creatures. Artist Elsa Warnick's delicate watercolors exquisitely capture the varied habitats and behaviors of the whooping cranes..
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Cranes--The Noblest Flyers: In Natural History and Cultural Lore
Alice Lindsay Price, a devoted naturalist, has for the past twenty years joined the scientific pursuit of avian scholarship to her lifelong passions of painting, writing, and literature In her new work, Cranes—The Noblest Flyers, she brings into focus the wealth of human lore, both scientific and cultural, to portray the survival into the twenty-first century of the two North American Crane species, the Sandhill and the Whooping Crane. Her comprehensive display of facts and lore interwoven into her own observations in the field—as well as those of scientists and naturalists working to save the species from extinction—remind us how essential is our awareness of the natural world. Cranes—The Noblest Flyers is illuminated with illustrations and photographs by the author, and with a wide assortment of historical images from Cretan bird goddess to petroglyphs to Audubon. “I think of all the hope these birds represent and of the many scientists and birders who gave so much to their survival. ‘Hope,’ in the words of poet Emily Dickinson, ‘is the thing with feathers.’”.
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Whooping Cranes (The Untamed World)
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