Friday, April 3, 2015

600,000 sandhill cranes make stunning migration to Nebraska

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Every spring, more than 600,000 of North America's largest birds make a migratory pitstop in central Nebraska.


The birds are traveling now, using a path known as the Central Flyway, moving up to their breeding grounds in Alaska, Canada and Siberia. The birds rest on the Platte River Valley's newly-snowless farmland for about three weeks, according to the National Audubon Society


Bird watchers from across thee country also gather to watch the 4-foot tall birds and to witness one of North America's most dramatic migrations.


Additional reporting by the European Pressphoto Agency. Read more...


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