Whooping Crane chick, Grus americana, at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Gulf Coast, Texas. Tallest North American bird. Endangered. Birds winter a

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Whooping Crane chick, Grus americana, at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Gulf Coast, Texas. Tallest North American bird. Endangered. Birds winter at Aransas NWR then migrate to Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada for summer. In January 2012 there were 283 birds at Aransas. This bird has two bands on the right leg and a radio tracking device attached to the left leg.

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Size: 4050px × 4154px
Location: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Photo credit: © Louise Heusinkveld / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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