Record shot of a Common Crane (Grus grus) - Peace River, BC
I flew up to Peace River (thank goodness for points!) with a few friends to see this Common Crane. It is only the second record for BC and was found by Jeannie Smith and Mark Phinney. It was feeding in a field with 2000 Sandhill Cranes. It is such a gorgeous bird. I was lucky to see this ABA Code 4 bird in the summer in Arizona but the views there were far more distant. I still can't get over that I have seen 2 very rare Common Cranes in North America this year!
This was my tenth new BC bird this year, which is crazy. What a great year so far!
Record shot of a Common Crane (Grus grus) - Peace River, BC
I flew up to Peace River (thank goodness for points!) with a few friends to see this Common Crane. It is only the second record for BC and was found by Jeannie Smith and Mark Phinney. It was feeding in a field with 2000 Sandhill Cranes. It is such a gorgeous bird. I was lucky to see this ABA Code 4 bird in the summer in Arizona but the views there were far more distant. I still can't get over that I have seen 2 very rare Common Cranes in North America this year!
This was my tenth new BC bird this year, which is crazy. What a great year so far!