Sandhill cranes migration
During their spring migration, sandhill cranes fly in at dusk to roost on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
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Sandhill cranes stop in Nebraska each year as they migrate north. Peak season for this magical spectacle is mid- to late March.
Migrating sandhill cranes fly over the Platte River near Kearney, Neb., March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes fly in the early morning after roosting on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes fly in at dusk to roost on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Migrating sandhill cranes rest on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes come in for a landing at dusk to roost on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes roost on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes roost for the night on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes feed during the day in cornfields near Kearney, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Migrating sandhill cranes on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes fly in the early morning after roosting for the night on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes fly in at dusk to roost on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes fly on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes fly on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes fly in at dusk to roost on the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)Sandhill cranes feed during the day in cornfields near Kearney, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)A sandhill cranes over the Platte River near Gibbon, Neb. March 29, 2013.
(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)