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Stephen > This small family group of whooping cranes allowed me to approach rather closely as they felt relatively protected by the confines of this small cove in which they were foraging for food. The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is just beyond the tall grasses that are in the background. Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > "Dad, are you finding anything under there?" This pair, a male adult whooping crane, I think, and a juvenile, was looking for lunch around midday in a small cove near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. I was crouching in the water and mud just inside this cove. Matagorda Island was the largest island to my back. Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > This juvenile whooping crane was really digging in the mud, as was its parent, searching for crustaceans primarily or if it got lucky, a blue crab. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > Strolling through the mudflats keeping a watchful eye out for its young which was just behind it and walking toward this adult. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > Crouching, stumbling, getting stuck in mud up to my calf, crawling on my hands and knees, water in my shoes, but I finally arrived to a part of this cove where I could photograph this handsome juvenile and adult whooping crane. A second adult is just out of the frame to the left. Just past the tall grasses in the background in the Texas Intracoastal Highway and the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > This adult female whooping crane seemed to be posing for the two boats of birders and photographers that had stopped in the Texas Intracoastal Highway looking into the Aransas National Wildlife to view this noble crane. She was standing in what would have been a small grassy clump of wetland soil acting as an island if more water had been present. Near Rockport, Texas, Texas Intracoastal Highway looking into the Aransas National Wildllife Refuge, January 2009
Stephen > Just minutes after arriving at the area of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge where some whooping cranes are known to frequent I encountered this adult foraging through the marshy wetland pools looking for crustaceans. It also kept a close eye on its young that was nearby and never too far out of sight. This was probably about 8:45 in the morning. It was a cool, but pleasant morning with much sun. Near Rockport, Texas, Texas Intracoastal Highway looking into the Aransas National Wildllife Refuge, January 2009
Stephen > Just minutes after arriving at the area of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge where some whooping cranes are known to frequent I encountered this juvenile foraging through the marshy wetland pools looking for crustaceans. This was probably just after 9:00 in the morning. It was a cool, but pleasant morning with much sun. Near Rockport, Texas, Texas Intracoastal Highway looking into the Aransas National Wildllife Refuge, January 2009
Stephen > This is the very next frame following the previous photo. The whooping crane is still trumpeting loudly. Barrier island in the Texas Intracoastal Highway, near Rockport, Texas, November 2007
This small family group of whooping cranes allowed me to approach rather closely as they felt relatively protected by the confines of this small cove in which they were foraging for food. The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is just beyond the tall grasses that are in the background. Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > This small family group of whooping cranes allowed me to approach rather closely as they felt relatively protected by the confines of this small cove in which they were foraging for food. The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is just beyond the tall grasses that are in the background. Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
This small family group of whooping cranes allowed me to approach rather closely as they felt relatively protected by the confines of this small cove in which they were foraging for food. The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is just beyond the tall grasses that are in the background. Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
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