They're baaack . . . Whooping Cranes, that is. All 5 feet tall and 6.5 feet of wingspan.
This morning's St. Pete Times has an article on page 10 of section B, Tampa Bay.
It had a link to a video at: http://blogs.tampabay.com/talk/2010/01/links-from-the-times-for-jan-20.html#more
I could not find the article online, but a search of their website turned up an article from Jan 11. You can read it at: http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/whooping-crane-flock-makes-it-to-florida-8212-finally/1064594
I don't remember ever seeing any. Maybe sometime in the future.
Last Monday, on our way out of Trout Creek Park we saw 3 Sand Hill Cranes. They are pretty neat, too. While not as tall (4 ft.) as Whooping Cranes (5 ft) they have similar wing spans. They were way cool.
If you go into Trout Creek Park look in the marshy area when you cross the bridge near Morris Bridge Road. You might see some, too.
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