Somebody recently told me that birding is basically a modern-day dinosaur safari, and that statement really rings true with greater and lesser sandhill cranes. Sandhills are ginormous (that’s ...

With its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender black legs, the crested crane is beloved in Uganda - featuring on the East African nation's flag and coat of arms. All the country's ...

Contributed photo / A dead sandhill crane rests on the edge of the water at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Rhea County, Tennessee, in a photo taken by photographer Kathleen Greeson on Feb. 4, 2025.