Half a million sandhill cranes pause on the Platte River in Nebraska to fatten up on corn waste, worms, and other food in nearby fields. The break occurs on their spring flight from Mexico and the southern U.S. to breeding grounds in the far north.
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“The only thing very noticeable about Nebraska is that it was still, all day long, Nebraska.” -Willa Cather
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Sandhill cranes are awesome! I befriended a family of cranes last summer and they followed me around wherever I went. I...
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