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Sandhill Crane.
Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.
They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.
They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
When I discovered these grandiose trees, which thrive on bare rock in the middle of the river, during my hike through the beautiful Triebtal in Saxony, I was immediately hooked.
However, I was on the other side of the river at the time and I just couldn't get an appealing composition from there.
So I walked back another kilometer to the next bridge in the hope that the other perspective would bring the breakthrough. I think it was worth it.
Of course, a higher position would have been even better. However, that could not be set up.
Als ich bei meiner Wanderung durchs wunderschöne Triebtal in Sachsen diese grandiosen Bäume entdeckte, die Mitten im Fluß auf nacktem Fels gedeihen, war ich sofort Feuer und Flamme.
Allerdings befand ich mich zu diesem Zeitpunkt auf der anderen Seite des Flusses und es ist mir von dort einfach keine ansprechende Komposition gelungen.
Also bin ich nochmal einen Kilometer zurück bis zur nächsten Brücke gelaufen in der Hoffnung, dass die andere Perspektive den Durchbruch bringt. Ich denke, das hat sich gelohnt.
Eine höhere Position wäre natürlich noch besser gewesen. Das lies sich jedoch nicht einrichten.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
This week my theme is Isolated Objects so to start an Acorn Cup in the leaf litter at Wakehurst Place National Trust, Ardingly, East Sussex, UK.
This group of 4 images is from a recent trip to downtown Tacoma, WA as a chaperone for the local high school photography class on a field trip. My main interests as a photographer are Landscape and Wildlife but it was quite enjoyable to visit an urban environment and see life from a different perspective.
Fredvang is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village is fairly isolated with the Fredvang Bridges being the only road connection to the village from the rest of Norway.
St-Cergue, Vaud, Switzerland
That mist was thick this morning. It was hard to see at times. An unexpected rift appeared and changed the dramatic atmosphere.
This part of Silica pond at Scunthorpe is pretty much stagnant used only as an overflow from the main pond.Taken with NightCap. Long Exposure mode, 8.81 second exposure, 1/215s shutter speed.
The four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata), known in North America as the four-spotted skimmer, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found widely throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.
The adult stage is found between April to early September in the United Kingdom, and from mid-May to mid-August in Ireland. Larvae have a two-year developmental cycle. Adults feed predominantly on mosquitoes, gnats, and midges the larvae feed primarily on other aquatic insect larvae and on tadpoles.
The male is considered to be highly aggressive and will defend a given territory from incursions from other males of the species. The male is known to form preferences for prominent perches and will often return to the same perches around the margins of pools and ponds whilst it patrols for intruders. Males have a favourable view of the sky during perching. They look toward a section of the sky away from the sun, with less radiation but a higher UV and blue-violet saturation. Thus, the fovea of the eyes, which is sensitive to blue and UV radiation, is optimally suited to the detection of flying insects against the blue sky.[3] Both sexes are prolific fliers, and mating takes place in the air, rather than on perches or amongst the vegetation. The female lays her eggs on floating vegetation. They tend to be easier to approach than Broad-bodied Chasers.
Sandhill Crane with a camouflaged photographer in the background.
Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.
They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.
They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
Number 5 in this weeks theme for me Isolated Objects. Taken on a sunny but windy beach at Seaford, East Sussex, UK.
isolated under the protection of the petals ...
#stayathome
that is symbolic of our world situation with the corona virus.
These souls are more than five, as are currently allowed here in Germany. This is a good thing and many stick to it and stay at home to stop the spread as soon as possible and that an official ban on going out does not have to be imposed! It is so important that everyone pull themselves together and follow the instructions, because only in this way can the world situation heal. My thoughts are with the people in Italy and Spain who are particularly affected!
Stay healthy everyone!
~ HSS ~
For Silder Sunday I edited the photo with Photoscape. According to the situation, this makes everything seem a wee unreal and abstract as the situation is. The streets of the small town where I live are ghostly empty. Even if it is annoying sometimes, now it is good to be connected through social media, hope it does not break down :)
Thanks for taking the time and watching, much appreciated!
“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.”
― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember
Picture captured at the wonderful Wonderland 2.0 SIM
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Realm%20of%20Wonder/138/65/46
With a lockdown in place it is against the rules for me to go to places I like to shoot, so I though I would try to create a series called Isolated creativity. The series is not intended to be a diary but a way of documenting thoughts and emotions via photography.
Time can play tricks on us all, particularly when we are anxious, excited, bored or lonely and the massive change in the daily routines of many of us has only made this worst.
So whilst we fill our days with activities it is important that we remember those on their own and contact them, so at least some of their minutes tick by quicker.
February 2019
Going back through old photos again. I do miss having a plan to go out further than just a few miles.
A Farmhouse just off the great ridge near Mam Tor. I would like to think think the residents have only seen a handful of people during the lock down but i doubt it.
Isolated barn on a farm field in Missouri.
Going back through some images I left behind on a SD card before I put it to rest in my desk of memories. Time for a new card yet again.
Mike d.
Remnants of what once was. Just outside the protected Olson Oak Woods Natural Area, Verona Wisconsin
Detailed view of image
www.smugmug.com/app/organize/Southern-Wisconsin/i-vNCLjjL
About Trees and nearby location
www.brainpickings.org/2016/09/26/the-hidden-life-of-trees...
wisconsinstatenaturalareas.com/2015/11/25/olson-oak-woods...