Bert Anderson has been sculpting ideas in clay since his school days.This whimsical dangly leg crane ornament is a unique sandhill crane that will be a welcome addition to your collection. Suitable for hanging on your Christmas tree or in a window year round. 

Size is approximately 4" tall.

It is said that anyone who folds a thousand cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Fold 1000 Origami Paper Cranes Kit is inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who contracted leukemia as a result of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Sadako started folding cranes hoping she would have a chance to regain her health but sadly passed away at the age of twelve. However, her struggle inspired people from all over the world to strive for peace. Today, the folding of one thousand cranes is a symbol of hope and peace for mankind.

Kit contains:

• 1,020 sheets of 3" square Origami paper; 51 sheets each of 20 brilliant colors

• 1 strong string for hanging measuring 197 feet

• 30 beads

• Instructions for folding, stringing and hanging

The ideal project for weddings, anniversaries, get well gift, school projects, birthdays, baby showers, graduations or any festive occasion.

Miss hearing the sounds of the birds on the Platte River? Then Sounds of the Platte is just the thing for you. This recording, produced exclusively for Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary, allows you to LISTEN to the sounds of the river and the birds - particularly the cranes - as they enjoy this wonderful resource. There are only the sounds of nature on this CD - no background music is included.

Playing Time: 46 minutes

Take a look inside the lives of sandhill cranes with this informative little book put together by Rowe's former Education Director, Keanna Leonard, and volunteer Caryl McHarney. Private Lives of Sandhill Cranes focuses on crane behavior, but includes lots of interesting facts about sandhill cranes and cranes in general.

Driving west from Lincoln to Grand Island, Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard remarks, is like driving backward in time. “I suspect,” he says, “that the migrating cranes of a pre–ice age period some ten million years ago would fully understand every nuance of the crane conversation going on today along the Platte.” 

Johnsgard has spent nearly a half century observing cranes, from a yearly foray to Nebraska’s Platte River valley to see the spring migration, to pilgrimages to the birds’ wintering grounds in Arizona and nesting territory in Alaska. In Sandhill and Whooping Cranes he draws from his own extensive experience as well as the latest science to offer a richly detailed and deeply felt account of the ecology of sandhill and whooping cranes and the wetlands in which they live.

Incorporating current information on changing migration patterns, population trends, and breeding ranges, Johnsgard explains the life cycle of the crane, as well as the significance of these species to our natural world. He also writes frankly of the uncertain future of these majestic birds, as cranes and their habitats face the effects of climate change and increasing human population pressures. Illustrated with the author’s own ink drawings and containing a detailed guide to crane-viewing sites in the United States and Canada, this book is at once an invaluable reference and an eloquent testimony to how much these birds truly mean.

Graced with illustrations by the author, Crane Music introduces the two North American crane species. The sandhill, most often seen, is within easy reach of bird-watchers in the center of the continent. Less visible is the whooping crane, struggling back from near extinction. Paul Johnsgard follows these elegant birds through a year’s cycle, describing their seasonal migrations, natural habitats, breeding biology, call patterns—angelic to the bird-lover’s ear—and fascinating dancing.The largest and most spectacular migratory concentration of cranes happens each spring when the Platte River valley becomes the staging ground for an amazing gathering of four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand sandhills en route from the south to the Arctic tundra. Johnsgard describes this incredible event as well as memorable personal encounters with the cranes. His knowledge of them transcends natural history, covering their importance in religion and mythology.

"...and the sky blackened with dark, gray bodies. In the blurry confusion, John lost Mary." So begins Have You Seen Mary?, a fictional account of one sandhill crane's faithful search during spring migration for his lost mate. Set on Nebraska's Platte River, Jeff Kurrus weaves a tender story of love while also teaching us about these majestic birds. Supported with wondrous color photographs taken by Michael Forsberg, this paperback book will appeal to all ages for its ability to entertain as well as educate readers about sandhill cranes.

Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges.Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages.

With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes’ challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes’ place in the future. On Ancient Wings intertwines the lives of cranes, people, and their common places to tell an ancient story at a time when sandhill cranes and their wetland and grassland habitats face daunting prospects.

Can you imagine snuggling up to your very own sandhill crane? Because cranes are territorial birds in the wild, you would NEVER be able to cuddle up with one! But now you can snuggle with one of these super soft, absolutely adorable plush sandhill cranes. And, you can even give your plush sandhill crane its own name.

Each crane is also an educational tool since it comes with a hangtag that tells you all about the life and habitat of sandhill cranes.







Measures 16" from head to toe. Body measures 12".