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"I'll Be Back!"

EXPLORE #82 ON 11-28-12

 

A small population of Sandhill Cranes make Kensington Metropark their summer home. This one trumpeted my arrival to all who could hear within the one mile that it's call might travel. At the time of this picture (early October), he would be about to begin migration to a more hospitable winter home.

 

He faces the strong morning sunlight that makes his cheeks look transluscent, as the light passes through the thin layer of skin.

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Uploaded on November 28, 2012
Taken on October 9, 2012