One common myth is that folding a thousand origami cranes grants a wish or ensures good luck. While this tradition, known as ...

I thought it was time to introduce you to a couple of birds you may see in, around or over our parks. We’ll look at their habits, where we can find them and places that you can observe them. Besides ...

Folks in the southern part of Wisconsin have been sighting sandhill cranes over the past week or so. Here are some fun facts about these incredible birds: 1) They winter in Florida, Texas, Utah, ...

I’m a full-fledged “craniac” now that I’ve spent four days awestruck at one of Earth’s most epic animal migrations — on, of all places, the wind-whistling prairies of central Nebraska. Every year — ...

Sandhill cranes can live over 35 years in the wild. The red patch on the head is not feathers, it is bare skin. Sandhill cranes cannot perch in a tree like a heron can. Cities around the world ...

Julie Baker is the director of the Michigan Songbird Protection Coalition. Misinformation and half-truths are the stock-in-trade for some who propose opening a hunting season on sandhill cranes in ...