Many species of herons, but only two species of cranes, are found in Alabama. Herons usually are seen in ponds or creeks, ...

Young sandhill cranes are a cinnamon-brown and white color, and they do not yet have the distinct red patch on their forehead that adult sandhill cranes have. Adults are identifiable by this red patch ...

Sandhill cranes have a long and vulnerable breeding season, according to Richardson. Their eggs incubate for about 30 days, and young sandhills don't learn how to fly until several months after birth.

A celebration of some 20,000 Sandhill Cranes is happening in January in Meigs County that the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is hosting for bird enthusiasts and families.

Sandhill cranes near an office complex along North Port Washington Road south of Highland Road in Mequon on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Photo by Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA ...