Jedna od najvećih svetskih migracija zastane svakog marta na jednom skromnom mestu, na ravnici američke države Nebraske, pune kukuruznih polja, smeštenih u središtu Sjedinjenih Država. Dok ljudi mogu preletati ili se voziti kroz to područje velikom brzinom ždralovi se zadržavaju na ovom mestu, pored reke Pate, nalazeći i sklonište i hranu. Prošle godine, rekordnih 1 milion ždralova - oko 85 posto svetske populacije ovih ptica - zaustavilo se na poljima Nebraske na svom migracionom putu ka severu.
Ždralovi nad Nebraskom
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Photographers from all over the world capture the colorful cranes from blinds or these river-side platforms, near Gibbon, Nebraska, March 16, 2019.
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In the evening, bird tourists find a vantage point to watch the waves of cranes fly over the Platte River, near Gibbon, Nebraska, March 16, 2019.
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Sandhill cranes' colorful plumage, and colorful personality, are on display every March on the Platte River in central Nebraska, March 14, 2013.
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Chris Helzer, science director for Nature Conservancy of Nebraska, in describing the arrival of the sandhill cranes, said, "The best description I've read is like a dandelion seed falling gently."