Whooping Crane with Crab

Gallery: AvianPosted April 1, 2017188 views5 comments

Whooping Crane with a Blue Crab photographed during our annual crane/rookery workshop on the Texas coast. Photographed from a boat off of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
Canon 1DX II, 500F4 1/3200 F7.1, iso 800, handheld

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 1, 2017 at 7:14 PM

Neat!. I've only been there once and that was way back around 1975. I'm surprised this bird isn't banded - have numbers expanded so much that they don't track every one any more?

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 1, 2017 at 7:16 PM

Thanks Richard, that's correct they are not banding currently, the Gulf Coast population is almost 400 now I think.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 1, 2017 at 7:17 PM

Very cool, Nate. Excellent low angle and great eye contact with the crane. Not so cool for the crab, but it does add a lot to the image.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on April 2, 2017 at 12:32 PM

Wow! We do not see many of this species posted. Nice pose on the crane and the crab. Whites look good. Consider cropping the lighter colored sliver on the top?

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 4, 2017 at 7:08 PM

Nice catch (for both the photographer and the crane)! enlightened

Your composition is great, the detail looks good, and I think the exposure worked out quite well, too. No critiques from me.

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