Whooping crane: images from the wild.

College Station: Texas A & M Uinversity Press, 2010.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 218 pp. colour photographs.

In three galleries, each containing portfolios of images of these magnificent birds in their natural habitat, Nigge captures the beauty and essential mystery that have led humans the world over to include cranes in their earliest myths and legends. Additionally, Nigge has written vignettes to accompany each of the portfolios. Krista Schlyer provides an introductory text that affords an overview of crane history. She chronicles the monumental efforts by humans to ensure the survival of the species and has added a profile of Nigge, outlining his extraordinary entry into the world of wild Whooping cranes in order to acquire these breathtaking photographs.