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Migration 2004

Fall Ultralight-Guided Whooping Crane Migration
Wisconsin to Florida

Date: October 11, 2004

Day Two

Volunteer driver, Gerald Murphy assists Brooke.
Old parachutes serve as wing covers to prevent frost from forming on the wings overnight. Unfortunately, this morning frost also formed on the underside of each wing, requiring pilots to wait until sunrise before they could take off.
Brooke Pennypacker emerges from the isolated pen site with only five young Whooping cranes following behind.
Joe moved in and did a low pass over the travel enclosure to pick up the remaining birds that were temporarily stuck inside their pen.
The determined cranes caught up to Joe very quickly and formed up on his wing.
Joe arrives at our Sauk Co., WI location with the fall foliage and blue sky providing a perfect backdrop.

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