Check out these photos from the 2024 sandhill crane migration through Nebraska
Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes migrate annually north through the central Plains. Journal Star photographer Kenneth Ferriera captured a migration on March 17 near Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
A mass of sandhill cranes takes flight at sunrise along the Platte River outside of Kearney. Journal Star photographer Kenneth Ferriera captured photos of the annual migration last week. For more of his photos, see Page A7 and Journalstar.com.
Sandhill cranes fly through the air along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
A lone sandhill crane spreads its wings as it soars along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
A trio of sandhill cranes match speeds as they take off along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, near Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, near Kearney.
Sandhill cranes gather March 17, ,2024, on the sand banks that dot the Platte River outside of Kearney.
A pair of sandhill cranes dance with one another along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney. Sandhill cranes mate for life and the dance is part of their courtship and bond.
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