Sandhill Cranes, Platte River

Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic

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Half a million sandhill cranes pause on the Platte River in Nebraska to fatten up on corn waste, worms, and other food in nearby fields. The break occurs on their spring flight from Mexico and the southern U.S. to breeding grounds in the far north.

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