h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Every since grade school I have followed the story of the whooping cranes. It became one of my personal symbols. I dreamed of them. Two years ago, I went in search of a whooping crane. I'd heard two whooping cranes come through Colorado's high valley wetlands. There are 100,000 birds migrating to the area each spring to feed. On my birthday I headed further west to see the two remaining cranes. I cannot get over the joy of seeing what ended up being the last chance to view one on that path. The next year, was one killed on the way up from Texas, its partner never showed. Not one has flown over Colorado since. The nearest flight for the cranes is now East of here,in Kansas. I have always heard when the crane meets its soon to be mate, they first duplicate each others dance. The next step is creating a "couples dance" of their own which seals their bonding for life.