View allAll Photos Tagged cranes,
Sandhill cranes migrate through central Nebraska, foraging in the cornfields and resting on sandbars in the Platte River at night.
To view more of my images, of Shotley Gate, please click "here"!
From the Achieves, reprocessed, using Photoshop CC 2020.
Shotley is the parish giving its name to the Shotley peninsula south of Ipswich, between the River Stour and the River Orwell in Suffolk, England. Shotley parish comprises the village of Shotley and the larger adjacent settlement of Shotley Gate. In 2001 there were 2,373 people living in Shotley. The village of Shotley is about a mile northwest from the tip of the peninsula, and lies either side of the B1456 road (the Street). There are two entries for Shotley (Scoteleia) and an adjacent settlement of Kirkton (Cherchetuna) listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. A school is located outside the village (half of 1 km east) opposite the turning into Oldhall Road. Oldhall Road is located east of the village leading north to St Mary's Church. The church contains a naval cemetery cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Shotley Hall is located near to the church. Rose Farm lies to the south of the village. Shotley Parish Council holds its main meeting at the village hall at 19.00 hours every third Thursday of every month, while the Open Spaces and Amenities Committee meets most months on the second Thursday. Both are open to the public. Shotley Gate is a settlement to the south of the village of Shotley at the tip of the peninsula. By about 800 AD, the Vikings or Danes started to make an appearance in this area. Under the Peace of Wedmore in 878, all land north of the old Roman Watling Street, which ran from London to Chester, was given to the Viking leader, Guthrum. Shotley therefore became part of Danelaw. The peace was short-lived however, and following an unsuccessful Viking attack on Kent, Alfred King of Wessex attacked the enemy in East Anglia. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 885 reads as follows: 'The same year sent King Alfred a fleet from Kent into East Anglia. As soon as they came to Stourmouth, there met them sixteen ships of the pirates, and they fought with them, took all the ships and slew the men. As they returned homeward with their booty, they met a large fleet of pirates and fought with them the same day, but the Danes had the victory'. It is possible that Bloody Point at Shotley took its name from this incident, however at that time the river entered the sea north of Felixstowe and so the area would not have been seen as the mouth of the Stour. It could also have derived this name late in the next century when the Vikings returned to the estuary in force, twice plundering Ipswich. Shotley Gate and the parish have a strategic position for protecting the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and in 1865 the Shotley Battery fortifications were established. Shotley Gate also harbours HMS Ganges, a former Royal Navy training establishment (RNTE Shotley) for boys. The teak ship was constructed in 1821 and taken out of service in 1861. It was moved to Shotley in 1899, and by 1905 was moved ashore. The training establishment closed in 1976 and the site was subsequently sold for redevelopment. In June 2011 Babergh District Council declared the site a Conservation Area. The HMS Ganges Museum (open Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays between Easter and the end of October, 1100 to 1700hrs) houses artefacts and memorabilia from the old shore establishment including a large collection of photographs and original documents.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sandhill Cranes form extremely large flocks—into the tens of thousands—on their wintering grounds and during migration. They often migrate very high in the sky.
New Royal Adelaide Hospital site
Sandhill cranes in flight
When we went looking for the Smith's Longspur three were a lot of sandhill cranes flying around.
None came close for crisp photos so this is what you get today.
Antigone canadensis
The Sandhill Crane’s call is a loud, rolling, trumpeting sound whose unique tone is a product of anatomy: Sandhill Cranes have long tracheas (windpipes) that coil into the sternum and help the sound develop a lower pitch and harmonics that add richness.
nikon f301
fuji c200
a jar of mini paper cranes i made.
thank you sooo much for all the favorites on this photo!
Florida Sandhill Cranes are listed as a threatened species in the state. The red on top of its head is actually red skin, not feathers.
Nikon DSLR
70.0-300.0 mm, f/4.5-5.6
f/4.8, 155.0 mm (232 mm 35 mm format equivalent)
1/320, ISO 250
Flash Off
Handheld
The crane (Grus grus), also known as the Grey Crane or Eurasian Crane, is a member of the crane family (Gruidae). In Europe, it is the only species of crane that occurs in most parts of the world, and it is only from the Black Sea region that the distribution of the Common Crane begins. Cranes inhabit swamps and moorlands in large parts of northern and eastern Europe, but also some areas in northern Asia. They take in both animal and plant food throughout the year. The population has increased significantly in recent decades, so the species is not currently endangered.
The beauty of the cranes, their spectacular courtship dances and their easy to watch migration have fascinated people since ancient times. In Greek mythology the crane was assigned to Apollo, Demeter and Hermes. It was a symbol of vigilance and wisdom and was considered a "bird of happiness". In heraldry the crane is the symbol of caution and sleepless vigilance. In poetry the crane is symbolic of the sublime in nature. WIKI
jan 13 20-520 Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) at south pond at Bosque del Apache.
Thanks for your comments and patronage. I appreciate you all!
Full website and blog - www.jenniferrobin.gallery
© Images are copyright protected and not to be used without permission
For LICENSE info, or purchase of this full resolution image on products: coffee mugs, shower curtains, towels, yoga mats, t-shirts, baby clothes, pillows, tote bags, phone cases & batteries, hand pouches, blankets, stationary, cards and traditional PRINTS: framed, metal, wood, canvas, acrylic, posters & more visit:
jennifer-robin.pixels.com/featured/crane-take-off-jennife...
Hoy gran parte de la costa de la ciudad de Buenos Aires es para pasear. Pero las grúas ponen de manifiesto que antes había otro tipo de actividad. - Today much of the coast of the city of Buenos Aires is to walk. But the cranes show that some time ago there was another type of activity.
© All my images are copyrighted.
If you intend to use any of my pictures, for any usage, you need to contact me first.
You
Please like my dedicated Facebook page on spirals www.facebook.com/erroba.be.
Image Details
Another experiment with my spiral editor.
Post Processing in Photoshop.
Original Image Size : 15996x14000pixels (220 Megapixels)
BUY A DESIGN ON T-SHIRT: Erroba's T-Shirt shop.
° My photoshop tutorial on Layers, Masks, Selections & Channels.
° Channel mixer tutorial to remove lens flare spots.
You
All tips, tricks & criticism and honest opinions are highly appreciated.
More photos of Whooping Cranes in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. These are taken from a boat in the intracoastal waterway just withing the refuge boundary..
Eurasian Cranes ( Crus grus ). 27.4.2017, Tornio, Finland.
On their way up north. The light of the sun reflecting from the snow below is....bright. It brightens the underwings of all birds so beautiful...
Copyright © 2018 Matti Suopajärvi. All rights reserved.
-----
Another dull windy day today, not much about, i heard a Nightingale singing, but could not see it, only a few insects about today, a lot of Crane flies and mosquitoes, images are not as clear as i would have liked, I had to use a high ISO because it was so dark.