Sandhill Crane Tradition

Gallery: AvianPosted March 21, 2010160 views15 comments

The annual sandhill crane migration is in full swing on the Platte river in central Nebraska. This image was made early this morning as the cranes lifted off their overnight roosts in the Platte bound for the surrounding fields. This is an annual spectacle not to be missed.

50D, 100-400L @ 190, 1/350 @ f/5.6, ISO 400, crop top pano

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM

Beautiful shot. Looks like Wild America to me.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Wonderful capture...wish I could see this someday! Sharon

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 21, 2010 at 7:11 PM

I can almost hear them Wayne. It's a beautiful scene with the sky color and the mass of birds on the island silhouetted so effectively against the lighter colored water.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 21, 2010 at 7:42 PM

Wayne,

Just looking at this makes me feel peaceful and I can hear the cranes in my head. Love the colors in the sky, the silhouetted cranes, the leafless trees and the mist rising off of the water.

A very appealing birdscape.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on March 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM

Wayne:
So very nice! The rising fog wisps, silhouetted standing cranes, golden slivers of water, and pink colors of the dawn sky as a backdrop for the birds in flight are all combined in this outstanding image.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 21, 2010 at 9:47 PM

I love this Wayne!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 21, 2010 at 10:22 PM

I love this too Wayne, a fantastic birdscape really puts you there as the viewer.

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Comment posted by JACK NEAL on March 21, 2010 at 11:31 PM

Great shot! This almost makes me fill as if I was there.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 21, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Wayne, I just got back from seeing these amazing burds in SW Colorado. Beautiful color and seeing this makes me hear them all over again!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 22, 2010 at 6:36 AM

Really like this Wayne - particularly the different groupings of bird in the sky at different distances

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 22, 2010 at 8:29 AM

An emotional image for me. I feel like I am there. Not much more to say.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM

beautiful and evocative. I might go even more pano by taking a bit off the bottom.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 22, 2010 at 9:54 AM

A magical frame, which takes you there and lets you hear their calls too!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 22, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Way to cool, great job with the composition getting the cranes on land and in the air, well done.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 22, 2010 at 4:57 PM

Fabulous birdscape,

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