One of the most graceful birds on Earth is the sandhill crane. These tall, slate gray birds with a bright red cap breed in the open grasslands, wetlands and prairies of northern North America. They ...

Sometimes, a great story package falls right into your lap. This week, my Coloradoan colleague Erin Hull told me she had visited the Great Sand Dunes over the weekend and wondered whether I'd like to ...

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They can be heard for miles. The sound an eerie, yet familiar, call of a large group of birds. As the sun rose over sleepy Medaryville on a recent crisp autumn morning, between 200 to 300 sandhill ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MONTE VISTA — The high, sandy hills of the San Luis Valley might seem an ideal attractant for the towering bird known as the sandhill crane. Highlighted by ...

A SHORT WHILE ago, one of my favorite newsletters arrived in the mail. This isn’t a monthly or even a bimonthly publication. “Grus Americana” is published twice a year by the Whooping Crane ...