Photos: Wings over Willcox
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Sandhill cranes take flight en masse from the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area during the 2014 Wings over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival. Photos by Daily Star photographer Kelly Presnell.
Sandhill cranes like these passing before the setting full moon at Whitewater Draw south of Willcox are a prime attraction for the Wings over Willcox birding festival. Event organizers fear a planned wind farm west of Willcox poses a danger to such birds.
- Photos by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Shirlene Rossi-Kennedy and her husband Ray Kennedy spot a flock of sandhill cranes flying into the sunset over one of the observation platforms at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Wednesday, January 15, 2014, McNeal, Ariz.
- Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star
Participants in a Wings Over Wilcox photo safari brave the cold just after dawn to get shots of the sandhill cranes as they head north over Davis Rd. north of the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Thursday, January 16, 2014, McNeal, Ariz.
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Sandhill cranes like these passing before the setting full moon at Whitewater Draw south of Willcox are a prime attraction for the Wings over Willcox birding festival. Event organizers fear a planned wind farm west of Willcox poses a danger to such birds.
- Photos by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Moonless sky means plenty of good viewing.
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