Whooping Cranes Foraging in a Flock of Flying Shorebirds

Whooping Cranes feed in shallow water, where a salt flat expanse meets a lake. They are surrounded by shorebirds in flight.
Photo By/Credit
Michael Forsberg/Michael Forsberg Photography
Date Shot/Created
11/06/2025
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
Whooping Cranes feeding in shallow water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Facility
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Species
Grus americana
Subject tags
Birds
Endangered and/or Threatened species