Looking a little like a halloween ghost, the "whooping crane" costume consists of a hard hat, a billowy tunic, white gloves and a hand puppet (on the rail of the truck in this photo) to fool the birds into thinking there are bigger birds in the pecking order. (c) 2005 Photo by Becky Blanton. All rights reserved.

Looking a little like a halloween ghost, the "whooping crane" costume consists of a hard hat, a billowy tunic, white gloves and a hand puppet (on the rail of the truck in this photo) to fool the birds into thinking there are bigger birds in the pecking order. (c) 2005 Photo by Becky Blanton. All rights reserved.