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The Splendor of Cranes Graceful Herons and Egrets Remarkable through the Ages History of Bird Feather Fashions Family Distinctions Mysteries of the Common Names Roots of the Scientific Names Sandhill Crane Subspecies Changing Populations Whooper Comeback Keys to Saving the Species Differentiating the Sexes Size Tall, If You Please Long-Lived Birds Fanciful Feathers Rare White Morphs Youthful Plumages Feather Grooming Powder Down Wet and Dry Washing Sunning Time Wing Tip to Wing Tip Takeoff and Staying Aloft Riding the Thermals Hollow Bones for Flight Muscle Power Long, Pointed Bills Weak Sense of Smell Eyes for Hunting Slender, Scaly Legs Extremely Strong Toes Designed to Fish Menu Specials What’s That Sound? The Deafening Calls of Thousands Building the Nest The Neighborhood Pair Bonds at Nesting Sites Plume Shows Spectacular Courtship Dancing Mating Beginnings Eggs in the Nest A Month of Incubation The Chicks Are Hatching! Warmth in the Brood Out and About in a Day Rowdy Begging Matches Sibling Aggression in the Nest Surviving the Perils Growing into Fledglings The First Flight Hunting Skills Gathering into Flocks The Urge to Migrate Winter’s Rest The Race Home Back at the Platte Our Elegant, Tall Birds Featured Cranes, Herons and Egrets About the Author
