Posted by Bruce Palla on October 29, 2008 at 7:47 PM
I realize the FG is a little bright, but I saw this pair of Rare/Endangered Trumpeters from a county road at 60mph across a 300 acre lake. I was out looking for fall colors and late afternoon animals making their appearances. U-turn and off road to see if my old eyes were playing tricks. First I saw only one and thought it was a snow goose. Got out and crept along marshy shore until I was able to focus. I shot the standing bird for a while and then watched him walk over to the female? lying low. Late afternoon sun created some issues. No, I did not go back the next day in a blind. They are wild as they were not banded or tagged,so I forwarded info to Wisconsin DNR, trying to re-introduce to the wild. All C/C welcome. Bruce
Nikon D200,Tamron 200-500,f6.5,iso100, 1/30?
I am at work and using MS Office Picture Manager, limited re-sizing
An encounter like this and pictures too. I am glad you got the chance and took the time. We always wish we could have a better pose or environment with these things but we work with what we get. I like it and wish I had been there to see them.
Nice catch. I don’t see them often but Crex Meadows has a number of breeding pairs that stay the summer. When I was up there a few weeks ago there were about 30 Tundra Swans in the area along with about 10,000 Sandhill Cranes and quite a few Eagles. The fall migration seems to be a little late this year but we should be seeing Tundra Swans along the Mississippi in the next couple of weeks.
Very nice shot from what I can see. The small size makes it difficult to view and explore....oh well. Blasted MS Office.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on October 31, 2008 at 6:03 PM
There were quite a few Trumpeter Swans brought in at Seney WLR a few years ago, but I'm not sure how that program is going. It's a good thing you didn't try to get any closer because they are much more aggressive than Mute Swans.
Posted by Brian Vance on November 1, 2008 at 9:05 AM
There were quite a few Trumpeter Swans brought in at Seney WLR a few years ago, but I'm not sure how that program is going
The Trumpeters at Seney have been doing great! I was there in early October and they were there in fairly large numbers. Here's an example
BTW, this is my first post. I just joined NPN a couple days ago and have been enjoying the site very much. I've tried to read all the posting guidelines and hope this is acceptable.
Brian
Posted by Toni Lankerd on November 1, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Thanks for the update on the Trumpeters, Brian, and welcome to NPN!
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6 repliesNikon D200,Tamron 200-500,f6.5,iso100, 1/30?
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Nice catch. I don’t see them often but Crex Meadows has a number of breeding pairs that stay the summer. When I was up there a few weeks ago there were about 30 Tundra Swans in the area along with about 10,000 Sandhill Cranes and quite a few Eagles. The fall migration seems to be a little late this year but we should be seeing Tundra Swans along the Mississippi in the next couple of weeks.
The Trumpeters at Seney have been doing great! I was there in early October and they were there in fairly large numbers. Here's an example
BTW, this is my first post. I just joined NPN a couple days ago and have been enjoying the site very much. I've tried to read all the posting guidelines and hope this is acceptable.
Brian