The common crane was absent as a breeding bird for 400 years due to wetland drainage and hunting. But now the UK's tallest bird has made a strong comeback since a small number returned to Norfolk ...

One of Scotland’s rarest birds has paired up with a ... "It’s wonderful to see mixing of the UK’s cranes to increase the genetic diversity of our small population," she said.

Suddenly, over the mild cacophony of various feeder birds out back ... first half of the 20th century, cranes had become rare visitors to the state, and the small northern Ohio breeding population ...