 
      
  
      
            Whooping Cranes "Dwarf" Sandhill Cranes On Our Farm
       by 
            Sonja Haske
      
    
    
    
        
            29
       points 
      
      
          Judges' comments:
      
            Good color and subject matter; could be sharper; could crop out bird on far right
      
    Maker's notes:
        
            We live about 20 minutes south of the Necedah Wildlife Refuge, where they have had "Operation Migration" taking place for at least 10 years. For the last 3 years we have had Whooping Cranes on our land both in the Spring and in the Fall. They are amazing birds with a wingspan of 5'.