Operation Migration

Oh My God! These people have got to have one of the coolest jobs in the world.
Imagine being perched in a tiny glider, swaying along in delicate aeronautical precision.
Imagine doing this while you’re dressed as a giant white bird.
Imagine looking behind you and watching, in awe, as a group of majestic white cranes glide gracefully with you.
Imagine that you are slowly but surely reintroducing and repopulating one of several endangered species, in the process.
This pseudo migration system was performed with Canada Geese. The O.M. charity does it for Whooping and Sandhill cranes, too.
These people work with the DNR in Illinois, Wisconsin, other resting states that have designated wet lands and marshes for these birds; and it’s pretty unbelievable. My nephew did a giant school report on this group; they were also nice enough to help him with his project. Came out great!
You know, it’s one thing for us to hit our GPS and some voice lets us know we need to «adjust our route». I suppose you could say that Operation Migration is a pretty nifty personalized navigation system for these peeps on long legs.