Operation Migration - Whooping Crane flight training
Tour to Operation Migration Whooping Crane blind to view flight training of young Whooping Cranes. This is the first year for this facility location at White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
Preparing for blind tour
Walking to crane blind
Flight training with young Whooping Cranes
Flight training with young Whooping Cranes
Flight training with young Whooping Cranes
Flight training with young Whooping Cranes
Immature Whooping Cranes at White River Marsh training facility
Immature Whooping Cranes at White River Marsh training facility
Flight training with young Whooping Cranes
Immature Whooping Crane near pen
Whooping Crane training facility - White River Marsh, WI
Preparing to put cranes back into pen
Pilot near training facility
Pilot bringing young cranes back to pen
Young cranes heading back into pen
Closing young cranes back in pen
Leaving crane blind
Walking back from blind
Wrapping up blind tour
Final shot of ultralight "trike" at training facility
Mechanical crane head used by costumed training attendants