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A Midwinter Haiga
Before sunrise --
Exploring their surroundings;
Eight Sandhill cranes.
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In 12-8-2021, I witnessed eight Sandhill cranes making a beautiful soft landing near the old pond off of Robey-Bethel Grove Road. The next day I went back at dawn (see photo above) and saw that they had spent the night in the old waterless pond...a wet spot in the field. It was still fairly dark, so I had to enhance the image some. I spent about 3 hours just observing their movements, until finally they took off (~10:00am, 12-9-21), continuing their southward journey.
A group of cranes came to this same spot (the small old pond) two years later, on 11-29-23. I will be checking for cranes here every year, now that I have seen them here more than once.
Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
I know nothing at all about crane flies, so I can't really guess at any species with any degree of confidence.
Found this one hanging out on the hood of my car. He/she seemed to be quite lazy, so I took a few photos. Thinking back on it all now, I wish I would have remembered to take a video, as the movements up close were quite interesting.
Focus stacked (with some significant focus gaps) from 4 photos at about 4:1 with the 28mm at f/8 reversed on extension tubes.
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On a somehwat related note - I have uploaded some new artwork over at my other flickr account here:
African Grey Crowned Cranes started doing there courtship dance just as we were getting ready to photograph them feeding, This was absolutely an added bonus. Ngoronogoro Crater, Tanzania. #Dancing #Courtship #Greycrownedcranes #Wildlife #Avian #Nature #Nikkor #Nikkor #Cranes #Birds #Wild #Africa #Safari #Beautyofnature
Taken at the Akan International Crane Centre in Kushiro.
One of the most beautiful sights in Hokkaido is a pair of cranes during their intricate courtship dance.
One of the rarest cranes in the world, this endangered bird is a sacred symbol of luck and longevity in East Asia. In Japanese tradition and art, red crowned cranes are said to live for 1000 years. Of course, the average life expectancy is about 30-40 years but this is one of the longest living bird species. It was definitely a memorable experience photographing the cranes.
P.S. a friend has asked me to add some details around my camera settings. I used manual exposure for the cranes and pretty much anything with snow in Hokkaido. I felt that gave me more control over my photos. The rule of thumb that I learnt on the trip is to fill the frame with snow (only) and change the ISO so that the exposure is approximately +2. I usually find myself changing the ISO to get to +2 as my aperture and shutter speed settings are pretty static (usually with the cranes I would shoot at f/9 with a shutter speed of at least 1/1000 sec). I would then continue to check my settings as the lighting changed throughout the day. Turning on the highlight indicator is helpful to see if any parts of your photo are blowing out.
For most of my wildlife photos in Japan I used the Canon 200-400mm f/4L lens. This particular photo was taken with the internal 1.4x engaged, so I was at 560mm.
Another from my trip out to see some fairly local sandhill cranes! This one was taking a break mostly sleeping right beside the road with a suitor hanging around off to the side :)
Sandhill Cranes are migrating through the area, by the hundreds. Here's two that I caught in flight, love their calls.
T231 EBM ~ 1000 Tonne mobile crane ( Ex BALDWINS)....seen here being used in the construction of a new platform access bridge at Perth station.
Returned Friday from 7 days of shooting at Bosque. The foliage was wonderful and the cranes abundant. Last year it was primarily about snow geese. This year it was 98% about cranes. In spite of poor light a couple of days, it was a joy to see the birds and photograph them, with the occasional nice image.
Lots of obstacles have prevented me from posting or commenting over the last month and I have missed seeing everyone's wonderful images. I look forward to reconnecting.
Whooping Crane pair on the lookout along the Texas coast. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 180-600mm lens.
Whooping Cranes are an endangered species with only about 536 in the wild population that winters on the Texas coast.
The Sandhill Cranes are making their way to Othello for the March 23-25 Sandhill Crane Festival. These early arrivals are less than a days flight from Othello. They are no doubt practicing synchronized flying and posing for the many viewers who will show up for the festival and no doubt want to arrive early so that they get the best seats for the tours and lectures. I think the tours fill up fast so it is important to get signed up early. A few of them have likely attended the festival several times so the can teach the youngsters how to be on their best behavior while they are people watching (peopling). After all if they crowd the the roads they might scare the humans who are standing there with their scopes and big cameras. That would be a shame because some of them may not have seen people and could miss some colorful rarities. IMG_2654