Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) migrating north in late April to nesting grounds in Alaska, cries out from a farmer's field in Palmer, Alaska. Located in the Matanuska Valley, Palmer was founded as an agricultural colony in the mid-20th century, Palmer, Alaska, United States of America

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