Josephine the Whooping Crane and her egg at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Whooping Crane, leaning over it's nest, with it's head down, with a large egg visible in the nest.
Photo By/Credit

Julian Howard/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
01/01/1950
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
"Josephine", a female Whooping Crane, captive bird on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, and single egg she laid in 1950. A similar nesting effort was made in 1949 which was unsuccessful.
Facility
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Wildlife refuges