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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 > It did not take long for us to find some whooping cranes when we arrived at the outer banks of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Here we were able to see and adult with two juveniles. They were quite a ways off in the distant away from the shoreline foraging through the thick, marshy grasses. Even further in the distant one can see the beautiful, wind-swept old growth oaks that are so characteristic of the central Texas coast. November 20, 2007.
Stephen > The pair is still foraging. One seems to be preening now. Light and shadows are still harsh, but we were close to the pair. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, near Rockport, Texas, November 20, 2007.
Stephen > Momentarily looking down at something that caught its eye. Whatever it was, it didn't go try to catch it as it pulled up and started slowing strolling on after looking down. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, in harsh aftertoon light, November 20, 2007.
Stephen > I was able to isolate this adult as it walked away from its mate a bit sounding what I assume to be an alarm call. November 20, 2007.
Stephen > This juvenile is from the same family that we had been observing at Aransas NWR. It had separated itself from the male and female but not by much. November 20, 2007.
Stephen > The family of whooping cranes that we were observing from afar had separated just a bit. Here is one of the adults near the waterline foraging for clams, shrimp, possibly voles in the tall grasses. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, November 20 2007.
Stephen > Within just about 20 minutes of arriving at the outer banks of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, we spotted this family near the waterline of one of the small islands comprising the outer banks. This family was foraging along the shoreline as I snapped these pictures from the observation deck of the boat I had chartered. November 20, 2007.
Stephen > Walking across sandy ground on one of the outer banks of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, Texas, November 20, 2007.
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 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
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
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