Whooping Crane trying to dislodge its tracking antenna. Four adult Whooping Cranes -- #703, #707, #D739, and #D742 -- graduates of Operation Migration's Class of 2007. This footage was captured by Barry Z. Hyatt, in March, 2009 in southern Georgia, about a week or two before this group of Whooping Cranes began their long migration journey northwards.
Thank you for your insightful comment bigbopwhale. It is a pleasure to have you share your vast knowledge with us lesser beings. This lesser being is well aware of the status of whooping cranes, but nonetheless thinks it is an abomination to strap mechanical devices on a living creature who surely does not want that done.
trudytrudytrudytrudy 2 years ago
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if it weren't for that "stupid thing" we would have no way of ensuring that they reach their migratory destinations. Whooping cranes are highly endangered and need to be closely monitored to make sure that their populations are recovering. (:
bipbopwhale 2 years ago 2
Poor bird, having that stupid thing on it.
trudytrudytrudytrudy 2 years ago