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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
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the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the
sandhill crane ("Grus canadensis") feels the urgency of spring
migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one
of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong,
flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to
their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic
story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color
photographs, "On Ancient Wings" presents sandhill cranes in their
wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course
of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in
habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains,
from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for
beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the
cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing
natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake,
should secure the cranes' place in the future. "On Ancient Wings"
intertwines the lives of cranes, people, and their common places to
tell an ancient story at a time when sandhill cranes and their
wetland and grassland habitats face daunting prospects.
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