Susan Carnahan

Crane Majesty I, Red-Crowned Crane, Akan Crane Center, Hokkaido,

Endangered Red-crowned crane alights after flying in at dusk near the Akan International Crane Center on Hokkaido Island, Japan

Preening III

Endangered White-naped crane preening at Zhalong Nature Reserve in northeast China.

Siberian Serenity, Siberian Crane, Momoge National Nature Reserve, China

Criticaly endangered Siberian Crane in the wetlands of Momoge National Nature Reserve, in northeast China.

Dawn Mist III, Red-Crowned Crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Endangered Red-crowned crane alights at dawn near Otowa Bridge in Tsurui on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

In Formation, Red-crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Endangered Red-crowned cranes fly in formation at sunset near Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan.

Solitude in Hoar Frost, Red-crowned crane from Otowa Bridge, Tsu

Solitary Red-crowned at dawn near Otowa Bridge, Tsurui on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Quiet Dawn, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Endangered Red-crowned cranes roosting at dawn near Otowa Bridge, Tsurui, Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Crane Majesty II, Red-Crowned Crane, Akan Crane Center, Hokkaido

Endangered Red-crowned crane after flying in near Akan International Crane Center on Hokkaido Island, Japan

Cranes and Eagles, Akan Crane Center, Hokkaido, Japan

Cranes await their winter feeding at the Akan International Crane Center while eagles wait to swoop down and take some of the food on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Crane Dance I, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Three endangered Red-crowned cranes land next to each other and "perform" their own dance at the Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Soaring II, Red-Crowned Crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Meditation, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Two endangered Red-crowned cranes resting during snowfall at the Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan.

Crane and Crows, Red-crowned crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Crane and crows silouetted against the snow at Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary

Preening I, Red-Crowned Crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Close up of Red-crowned crane preening at Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Tsurui, Hokkaido Island, Japan

Cranes in Snow III, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Endangered Red-crowned cranes during snowfall in Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary on Hokkaido, Island, Japan.

Fly-In II, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Cranes fly-in at dusk near Tsurui on Hokkaido, Japan.

Fliteration or Danger?, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Two endangered Red-crowned cranes approach each other at the Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Tsurui on Hokkaido Island, Japan

Wintery Gathering, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Endangered Red-crowned cranes during snowfall in Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary on Hokkaido, Island, Japan.

Fly-In I, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Flock of endangered Red-crowned cranes fly-in at dusk, near Tsurui, on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Snowfall I, Red-Crowned Crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Young Red-crowned crane during snowfall at Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary on Hokkaido Island, Japan

In Passing, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Two endangered Red-crowned cranes passing and greeting each other at the Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Dawn Mist II, Red-Crowned Crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Flock of endangered Red-crowned cranes roost at dawn near Otowa Bridge, Tsurui, on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Cranes in Snow II, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Endangered Red-crowned cranes during snowfall in Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary on Hokkaido, Island, Japan

Dawn Mist I, Red-Crowned Crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Endangered Red-crowned crane roosting at dawn near Otowa Bridge, Tsurui, Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Crane Dance II, Red-Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan

Three endangered Red-crowned cranes dance at the Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary on Hokkaido Island, Japan.

Repose, Red-Crowned Crane, Zhalong Reserve, China

Endangered Red-crowned crane resting and preening at Zhalong Nature Reserve in northeast China.

Profile, Red-Crowned Crane, Zhalong Reserve, China

Red-crowned crane in the wind at the wetlands of Zhalong Nature Reserve, in northeast China.

Crane Majesty III, Red-Crowned Crane, Zhalong Reserve, China

Endangered Red-crowned crane reacts to humans at Zhalong Nature Reserve in northeast China.

Greetings, Siberian Cranes, Momoge Nature Reserve, China

Two critically endangered Siberian cranes greet each other in the wetlands of Momoge National Nature Reserve in northeast China.

White-Naped Crane I, Zhalong Reserve, China

Close up of endangered White-naped crane at Zhalong Nature Reserve in northeast China.

White-Naped Crane Diptych Zhalong Reserve, China

Two views of a White-naped crane at Zhalong Nature Reserve, northeast China

White-Naped Crane Diptych Zhalong Reserve, China

Two views of a White-naped crane at Zhalong Nature Reserve, northeast China

White-Naped Crane II, Zhalong Reserve, China

White-naped crane preening at Zhalong Reserve, China.