I think it’s a miracle that you got his feet just hitting in the water.

Great shot!

Startled one in it's nest and it startled me as it took to flight. Largest wing span I've ever seen.

Good shot.

how many there are left in existence???????

The population of Whooping cranes reached a low of around 12 about two decades ago. I'm happy to report that this year I again got photos of proud Whooper parents with a beautiful colt (young Whooper). I'll post those pics in a day or few.

It's 5:30 AM CST and I'm headed back out on the water for a full day of shooting. I don't get much time for photo processing until I get back home to SC next weekend. But I do try to get at least one photo ready every day.

I remember almost 60-70 years ago, when I was a yungin' that we were down to something like 12.........