The life of a crane

A photographer named Claus Nigge captured impressive moments in the lives of cranes in North America.

The photos below are posted on National Geographic.

A crane Grus americana matured to run in the swamp of Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada.

The mother crane Grus americana brings the bait to me. Usually females lay two eggs per litter, but only one hatchet survives. The mother's cranes and the father's cranes take turns alternating with the nest.

After the second fall, the crane's feathers are completely turned into white.

At the time of the father's cranes and the crane's mother go to search for food, a crow has slaughtered an egg and swallows a crane to hatch into the air. Although humans are banned from the cranes' breeding area in Wood Buffalo National Park, predators such as crows, wolves and bears often find crane eggs.

A crane chased the ducks to win a place to feed on a farm in Texas, USA. Coming to adulthood cranes can fly as far as 4,000 km to feed.

Two near-mature cranes (white and brown fur) ask for crabs and clams from an adult.

Photo: Claus Nigge