TPWD TV - MIGRATING MUSE: When art and nature meet in 
the rolling plains ... Details ahead on Passport to Texas
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas is the winter home to the largest concentration of 
Sandhill Cranes in the world, and this week, the Texas 
Parks and Wildlife Television series brings them to you in 
a segment called Migrating Muse ... writer/producer Abe 
Moore.

The story is on the sandhill crane as it migrates into Texas. And 
I used an artist - named Bruce Defore, who's up in the 
Panhandle - as a conduit. He paints and sketches wildlife art out 
in the field. :12 [1Aa]

In a photograph, it doesn't matter how good it is, you can't get 
the true color. So, you have to come outdoors to see nature for 
yourself. :09 [1A]

Did you know much about sandhill cranes before you started 
doing this shoot? Well, I did a little bit. I'm from Nebraska, and 
so that's where they really concentrate, but to see how they act 
and behave in Texas is quite different. So, do you feel you 
learned something from doing this story? I did! One thing I 
learned is just the immense calls [insert crane calls] that they 
make. You'll hear in the story these calls as they're flying in the 
sky. It's deafening, and something I'll never forget. :25 [1Bb]

We're lucky to get the action we've seen today. To see them 
flying overhead - it's a rare sight. I'm blessed to be a part of it. 
:07 [1B]

The series airs on PBS stations ... check your local listings.

That's our show for today ... thank you for joining us ... for 
Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.