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Title: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Paul Hamilton on 25-Oct-13, 09:51:34 AM are flying
http://www.ustream.tv/flyingcranes (http://www.ustream.tv/flyingcranes) Catch them now - they will be on the ground in Illinois in an hour. Paul Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Donna on 25-Oct-13, 10:02:20 AM are flying http://www.ustream.tv/flyingcranes (http://www.ustream.tv/flyingcranes) Catch them now - they will be on the ground in Illinois in an hour. Paul Awesome, thank you Paul! Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Paul Hamilton on 25-Oct-13, 10:08:34 AM This is really special. All this season, #3 has been positioning below the wing, where it is tiring to fly, leading to birds following him and dropping out. On the last flight, which was days ago, only two flew all the way, the remaining six arriving in crates. This time, they are riding the tip vortices from the trike and each other. They have suddenly turned into a real migrating flock of birds!
Paul Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Donna on 25-Oct-13, 10:12:00 AM This is really special. All this season, #3 has been positioning below the wing, where it is tiring to fly, leading to birds following him and dropping out. On the last flight, which was days ago, only two flew all the way, the remaining six arriving in crates. This time, they are riding the tip vortices from the trike and each other. They have suddenly turned into a real migrating flock of birds! Paul Was just reading the 8 were all abandoned eggs! :( Oh well, they look mighty fine now! Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Paul Hamilton on 30-Dec-13, 09:58:56 AM They are approaching their last stop before their destination, the St Marks Wildlife Refuge in Florida.
Unfortunately, the cell phone service is not sufficient for inflight video. http://www.ustream.tv/flyingcranes (http://www.ustream.tv/flyingcranes) Paul Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Paul Hamilton on 30-Dec-13, 03:56:25 PM Today's story.
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2013/12/30/lead-pilot-report-10/ (http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2013/12/30/lead-pilot-report-10/) Paul Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Paul Hamilton on 03-Jan-14, 09:55:27 AM After 1,075 miles (1,730 km), the migration approaches the end. Lead pilot Brooke Pennypacker more than makes up for the lack of a good video link with his wonderful report:
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2014/01/02/lead-pilot-report-11/ (http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2014/01/02/lead-pilot-report-11/) Paul Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Kris G. on 03-Jan-14, 04:29:33 PM Beautifully written.
Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Donna on 25-Oct-14, 07:03:55 AM http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/)
Anyone catch Mike Rowe last week with the Whoopers?? It was awesome. Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: MAK on 25-Oct-14, 07:14:11 AM http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/) Anyone catch Mike Rowe last week with the Whoopers?? It was awesome. Nope! :gum: Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 25-Oct-14, 07:48:56 AM http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/) Anyone catch Mike Rowe last week with the Whoopers?? It was awesome. Nope! :gum: Assume he does not consider this a "Dirty Job"... Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Shaky on 25-Oct-14, 09:02:25 AM http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/opinion/mike-rowe-animal-protection-controversy/) Anyone catch Mike Rowe last week with the Whoopers?? It was awesome. No, but I thought his response in the article was well written. Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Paul Hamilton on 11-Dec-14, 12:41:34 PM The Class of 2014 cranes have finished their first migration!
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/ (http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/) Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Kris G. on 11-Dec-14, 12:47:52 PM The Class of 2014 cranes have finished their first migration! http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/ (http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/) I've been faithfully following their migration this year on FB..so happy to read this AM that they made it to their final destination! Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Carol P. on 11-Dec-14, 01:20:52 PM Good news! :clap:
Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Paul Hamilton on 13-Dec-14, 08:57:30 AM "I can’t remember a time I was so proud of my birds. The flock that went from zeroes to heroes. The flock that brought us to the brink of insanity and despair all the way back to tears of joy." -- Geoff Tarbox, Crane Handler
Read the saga of this year's migration: http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2014/12/13/wrap-up-report-from-geoff-tarbox/ (http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/2014/12/13/wrap-up-report-from-geoff-tarbox/) Paul Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: Shaky on 13-Dec-14, 11:20:36 AM :bravo:
Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: dale on 13-Dec-14, 01:51:52 PM Thanks so much, Paul - I would have missed this if not for your posts!
Title: Re: Whooping Cranes! Post by: PatriciaRose on 13-Dec-14, 06:13:36 PM Very Cool! :2thumbsup:
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