[Length 59 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This immature White-naped Crane was photographed at the Arisakai Crane Refuge near Izumi, 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 Arisakai Crane Refuge near Izumi, 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, TX. 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, TX. 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, TX. 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)

[Length 52 in. Wingspan 87 in.]

This first year Whooping Crane was photographed at Goose Island State Park, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 16, 2011)

[Length 52 in. Wingspan 87 in.]

This adult Whooping Crane was photographed at Goose Island State Park, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 16, 2011)

[Length 52 in. Wingspan 87 in.]

This adult Whooping Crane was photographed at Goose Island State Park, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 16, 2011)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

This "Western" Brown Creeper was photographed at Sequoia National Forest, California. 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: July 2, 2013)