Highly endangered at 849 in the world
Wife and I went early January and hung around in Lamar/Goose Island SP. I wanted more and went a month later and went out on a photography charter. Weather didn't cooperate but it's winter along the Aransas NWR coast. Here are a few shots plus the link to the gallery. All shots this year with Sony a7R III and the Sony FE 100-400.
Bill's Crane Gallery There are also Sandhills in this gallery.
Shot taken during a territorial dispute. Four birds were actually involved in the dispute
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-GFNZHTS/0/71524022/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-719-X3.jpg)
Family unit with juvenile, no. 30 is the male
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-nZg627j/0/db06c2f4/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-132%20RS-X3.jpg)
Primary diet item is blue crab, they eat about 80 per day.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-CjnwLvz/0/7d4f52ea/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-576%20RS-X3.jpg)
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-FRPcLtw/0/2b124c38/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-58%20RS-X3.jpg)
Pair at Lamar on private land, taken from 8th St.
Wife and I went early January and hung around in Lamar/Goose Island SP. I wanted more and went a month later and went out on a photography charter. Weather didn't cooperate but it's winter along the Aransas NWR coast. Here are a few shots plus the link to the gallery. All shots this year with Sony a7R III and the Sony FE 100-400.
Bill's Crane Gallery There are also Sandhills in this gallery.
Shot taken during a territorial dispute. Four birds were actually involved in the dispute
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-GFNZHTS/0/71524022/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-719-X3.jpg)
Family unit with juvenile, no. 30 is the male
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-nZg627j/0/db06c2f4/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-132%20RS-X3.jpg)
Primary diet item is blue crab, they eat about 80 per day.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-CjnwLvz/0/7d4f52ea/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-576%20RS-X3.jpg)
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-FRPcLtw/0/2b124c38/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-18-19-58%20RS-X3.jpg)
Pair at Lamar on private land, taken from 8th St.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/Beautyinthetreesandintheair/Cranes/i-RDQHDzP/0/5780b273/X3/Whooping%20crane%202-17.19-36%20RS-X3.jpg)
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