WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A sandhill crane was caught on camera confronting an alligator at a Winter Haven golf course. News Channel 8 viewer Terri Wilson captured the confrontation on camera at the ...

You may see sandhill cranes flying around Michigan communities this spring, as they're back for the 2026 season. The gray and red, long-legged birds, which can be up to 4 feet tall, typically reside ...

It’s 82 miles wide with bookend towns of Overton and Chapman going from west to east across Nebraska. The stretch of the North Platte River between those two towns comes alive every spring with the ...

ALDA, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - The world’s largest gathering of cranes draws people from around the world to south-central Nebraska each March. Some simply enjoy watching sandhill cranes dance in ...

We were there for a close-up view of one of North America’s greatest wildlife spectacles: the annual spring gathering of more than one million sandhill cranes along an 80-mile stretch of the Platte ...

A crane stood its ground and forced an alligator to retreat back into a Florida pond in a wild, caught-on-camera confrontation. The Sunshine State standoff began when a sandhill crane slowly ...

Flocks of cranes have been coming to the Platte River every spring for millions of years. Sandhill crane numbers have grown to nearly a half-million at the Crane Trust, which staff said is ...

Sandhill cranes that have flocked by the thousands each spring and fall to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area have discovered Indiana Dunes National Park’s Great Marsh. Save the Dunes Program ...

The earliest hints of spring are in the air, and more than half a million sandhill cranes are on the taking to the skies. The large birds with a bright red cap of feathers on their heads, bright white ...

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley. Sandhill Cranes take flight at sunrise. The early spring gathering ...

It's a tradition that occurs annually round these parts of the world, and around this time of year. We're not, however, talking about rodeo cowboys or crawfish suckers. The sandhill cranes are back, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sandhill cranes may not trade chocolates or roses, but the tall, gray birds are among Florida’s most devoted romantics, forming long-term pair bonds that often last for life. As ...