819 triumphantly carries a treasure he discovered in the tall grass.
During a recent mow-the-runway task the handlers that draw the long
straws get to hang out with the chicks in a nearby pond. Here one of
the chicks dips down amongst the Water hawthorne and water lilies to
cool off.
Richard van Heuvelen approaches the North site to begin training.
As Richard sits at the far end of the training strip with the
youngsters, adults 211 and 217 casually approach to investigate.
Pilot Chris Gullikson shares his morning commute to work with us
The North site obscurred by a thin ground fog
Doing a circuit over the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge with the oldest cohort of chicks
Taxiing back
to the pen at the North site while the cranes keep an eye out for unsuspecting frogs in the wet grass
