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Photo Journal 2006 - Damage to Patuxent's Crane Facility
Top netting on one of Patuxent's crane pens is torn from the massive amount of wet snow.
A chain-link fence that used to be a part of a collapsed from the weight of snow.
More photos of snow damage.
 
Two Whooping Cranes walk through the tight spot left for them after the snow fell.

Patuxent's staff move cranes to safer spots so the pens can start being cleaned-up.




Whoopers in their temporary pen.
Patuxent staff and volunteers help clean up the pens.
 
 
 
 
Two of Patuxent's staff ponder how to collect this escaped Sandhill Crane.
 
 
Numerous escaped Sandhill cranes forage near Patuxent's crane facilities...and enjoy a few flights.
 
 


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