| |
|
|
|
|
 |
| First team photo: Kneeling (left) - Joe Duff, Co-founder/pilot/crane handler - Operation Migration; Dan Sprague, Bio-technician - USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Back (L - R): Charlie Schaffer, Intern/crane handler - Operation Migration; Sara Zimorski, Aviculturalist - International Crane Foundation; Richard van Heuvelen, Pilot/crane handler - Operation Migration; Mark Nipper, Intern/crane handler - Operation Migration; Jeff Huxmann, Videographer/Driver/Brooke's handler - Operation Migration; Heather Ray, Outreach/education coordinator/website pilot - Operation Migration; Brooke Pennypacker, Confused Pilot/crane handler/team jester/Jeff's responsibility - Operation Migration. Missing from photo are our top-cover angel's; Don & Paula Lounsbury. |
 |
| Joe takes off from our Boone County stopover to test conditions. |
|
|
| The cranes are launched at 8:36 a.m. as Brooke moves in to perform the third air pick-up of this trip. |
|
| Note the colour difference between the younger crane on the left, which still has quite a few tawny feathers vs. the slightly older flock mate on the right with it's mostly white plumage. |
|
|
| Brooke positions his craft in front of the birds and they quickly fall into formation behind. |
Home | Our Work | Get Involved |
In the Field
Merchandise | Links | Contact Us
