302/365 - Sandhill Cranes at the Haehnle Audubon Sanctuary
10/28/12 - The Haehnle Sanctuary is a place where a lot of cranes (mostly Sandhill cranes) nest as part of the fall migration. In the morning and evening, you can see thousands of cranes taking off in the morning and landing at night. I decided to go this morning. This is around 50 miles from where I live. I got up early for a Sunday and got out there before dawn. I didn't count on the fact that it was gold (a little below freezing). I didn't bring my gloves and by the time I left, my hands were frozen -- I couldn't take my camera off my monopod. It was worth the frozen hands. A lot of cranes took off and I got a lot of pictures. This was one of my favorites. There were a lot of black birds flying in the same direction as these four cranes. They all just flooded the sky.
302/365 - Sandhill Cranes at the Haehnle Audubon Sanctuary
10/28/12 - The Haehnle Sanctuary is a place where a lot of cranes (mostly Sandhill cranes) nest as part of the fall migration. In the morning and evening, you can see thousands of cranes taking off in the morning and landing at night. I decided to go this morning. This is around 50 miles from where I live. I got up early for a Sunday and got out there before dawn. I didn't count on the fact that it was gold (a little below freezing). I didn't bring my gloves and by the time I left, my hands were frozen -- I couldn't take my camera off my monopod. It was worth the frozen hands. A lot of cranes took off and I got a lot of pictures. This was one of my favorites. There were a lot of black birds flying in the same direction as these four cranes. They all just flooded the sky.