[Length 41 (Lesser) to 46 (Greater) in. Wingspan 73 (Lesser) to 77 (Greater) in.]

This Sandhill Crane in f was photographed at Hargill, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: December 14, 2017)

[Length 41 (Lesser) to 46 (Greater) in. Wingspan 73 (Lesser) to 77 (Greater) in.]

Sandhill Cranes breed throughout northeastern Siberia, northwestern Canada, and Alaska, the Great Basin, and the Great Lakes states of the US. They winter in the southwestern US and Mexico. There is also a small non-migratory group which breeds in central Florida. Their bugling calls carry great distances, and they are often heard long before they are seen. Every year Sandhill Cranes migrate north to their breeding grounds, stopping at a "staging" area along the Platte River in southcentral Nebraska to refuel for the long flight northward. This area is crucial to their survival, as approximately 500,000 of these majestic birds (nearly 90 percent of the entire world's population) stop here for five weeks every spring. These were photographed on a gray, November day near Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1980)

[Length 43 to 47 in. Wingspan 60 to 84 in.]

This captive Stanley Crane was photographed at the Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikon CoolPix 7600 camera (EFL=92mm). (Date: May 12, 2011)

[Length 59 in. Wingspan xx in.]

White-naped Cranes breed in Siberia. About 4,000 (a large portion of the population) spend the winter at the Arisaki Crane Refuge near Izumi on the island of Kyushu, Japan. These White-naped Cranes were photographed at the Arasaki Crane Observation Center, Izumi City, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 59 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This immature White-naped Crane was photographed at the Arasaki Crane Observation Center, Izumi City, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 59 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This adult White-naped Crane in flight was photographed at the Arasaki Crane Observation Center, Izumi City, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 52 in. Wingspan 87 in.]

This adult Whooping Crane was photographed from the Skimmer Whooping Crane tour boat, Aransas NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: March 3, 2006)

[Length 52 in. Wingspan 87 in.]

This young Whooping Crane was photographed from the Skimmer Whooping Crane tour boat, Aransas NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: March 3, 2006)

[Length 52 in. Wingspan 87 in.]

This adult Whooping Crane feeding a young bird was photographed from the Skimmer Whooping Crane tour boat, Aransas NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=600mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: March 3, 2006)