San Antonio College Library

"Cranes are grand and beautiful birds. They have long graceful bodies, which they lift to the sky in elegant, flawless flight. Mates dance together, springing lightly from the ground, wings outstretched. Their rhythmic unison calls are nature's trumpets. They are among the most magnificent and intriguing birds on earth, and seven of their fifteen species are endangered." "Twenty years ago, two young ornithologists named George Archibald and Ronald...

"Accompanied by the stunning photography of Mangelsen, Johnsgard details the natural history, biology and conservation issues surrounding the abundant sandhill crane and the endangered whopping crane in North America"--