Birds are truly a wonder of nature. Some birds are incredibly smart, learning to speak our languages or demonstrating levels of cognitive function that could rival the smartest apes—or the average ...

The first time I saw the family, I did a double take. Two tall sandhill crane parents strutted through the marsh, their downy red colt toddling behind them. And then, just a few steps later, came ...

All of them, maybe a hundred or more, had their beaks buried in the corn stubble. The cranes were foraging in a cornfield at sunset near Potholes Reservoir, 20 miles south of Moses Lake. Other than ...

University of Wisconsin students are frequently sighting cranes roaming around campus, with some cranes even making use of the sidewalks. The cranes, specifically sandhill cranes, are making ...

Ornithologists and locals wonder what the future holds for this chick being raised by much taller, but still doting parents Anne Readel A sandhill crane stands over a Canada gosling it adopted in ...