To prevent young birds from imprinting on humans, flock manager Jane Chandler dons a white gown and a mask. She uses a puppet to teach them survival skills. Susana Raab “You see how his nose is up in ...

Whopping cranes are not born with a programmed instinct to migrate, so a group of humans stepped in to teach them the way.

ALDA, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - The world’s largest gathering of cranes draws people from around the world to south-central Nebraska each March. Some simply enjoy watching sandhill cranes dance in ...

In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn stalks and shallow water searching for corn, berries, seeds and insects. The ...

DECATUR, Ala. — In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn stalks and shallow water searching for corn, berries, seeds ...

While many of Alabama’s bird species have escaped to South America for the winter, visitors can still see some of the most spectacular and elegant bird species here during the chilly holiday season.

This story was produced with support from the LOR Foundation. LOR works with people in rural places to improve quality of life. It was sunset in early March and a chirping sound echoed across the ...