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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism.

2011 242
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Best Bird of the Year 2013

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Second, it is a controversial and threatened species and third, it is a raptor that I have been wanting to see for over twenty years and finally not only got to view it close up, but photograph it as well. Northern Spotted Owl by Larry Jordan. A very much appreciated life bird! Jochen chose a very cool bird – Giant Swiftlets !

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