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Jerry Lara/Express-NewsA whooping crane hunts the waters of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 30. Biologists have counted 270 of the endangered cranes at the refuge. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsWading through water and high grasses of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, a whooping crane hunts for crabs on Dec. 30. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsA lone whooping crane hunts the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway along the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 30. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsBirdwatchers ride the bow of the Skimmer along the Intracoastal Waterway in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 30. The watchers were hoping to see whooping cranes. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsBirdwatcher Christy Roberts of Chicago rides on top of the Skimmer as they group looks out for whooping cranes in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 30. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsTwo whooping cranes fly over the grassland of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 30. The birds migrate from their summer home in Canada to winter at the refuge. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsA whooping crane snatches a blue crab at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 30. Crabs are 80 percent of their diet, but this year, due to the drought, the crabs are not as abundant. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsBirdwatcher Jim Gafney of San Antonio sits below the deck of the Skimmer while on a whooping crane-watching tour in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 30. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsCormorants and other birds line an oyster reef in waters just off Rockport on Dec. 30. -
Jerry Lara/Express-NewsThe sun rises along State Highway 188 near Rockport on Dec. 30.
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