On Ancient Wings - The Sandhill Cranes of North America
RISING FROM SANDBARS ON THE PLATTE RIVER with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus Canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble and spiritual, the sandhill is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flyingin squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of life and endurance through the ages.With stunningly beautiful photography, ON ANCIENT WINGS presents sandhills in their wild, but increasingly compromised habitats today. With an intimate lens, photographer and author Michael Forsberg documents the tall gray birds from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, to Cuban nature reserves and suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty, an ear to those for whom cranes matter most, and an uncommon persistence, Michael shares his discoveries during a five-year journey across North America. This personal exploration documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world, and argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure their place in the future.
ON ANCIENT WINGS intertwines the lives of cranes, people and their common places, to tell a timeless story at a time when sandhill cranes and their wetland and grassland habitats face daunting prospects.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Michael's image of a Sandhill Crane with chick is a Highly Commended winner in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2003 in the Animal Behaviour: Birds category. This competition is sponsored annually by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine. Entries for this competition numbered over 25,500 images from photographers all over the world.
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Sandhill Crane with chick LE-086
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