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during migration in late March - early April up to 20000 cranes stopping over att Lake Hornborga can be counted daily
As we drove through the Mara we reached a crossing on the Mara River where the Wildebeest and the Zebra had gathered. Soon there was absolute chaos as the animals began to cross the river! The ran over to the other side and they galloped along as if performing a victory dance! As I photographed them they looked at me with great curiosity. Herbivores dotted the landscape as far as the eye could see!
Explored March 13th, 2015
Lorain Harbor Impoundment
Lorain, Ohio
Captured this warbler during the Spring migration through N. Ohio into Canada.
Today we drove around and around downtown getting pictures of these birds. There were hundreds or even thousands of them, just flying and landing over and over.
Party is over, summer is ending and school is here
Now all of you get in line and stay very near
Hey you, you fell behind get over here!
Now follow me and pay close attention
And listen to me, don't let me make another correction
Cause I will catch you and send you straight to detention!
Cross the street to the school district
All in line now you've been all handpicked
You better pray to God that your homeroom teacher isn't this strict.
Fun Facts:
A duck's quack doesn't echo.
Children grow faster in the spring.
De retour d'afrique, les grues retournent dans les pays du nord de l'europe( Urss...) et passent au dessus de ma maison dans un vacarme...
Sandhill Crane (Juvenile).
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 are browner and have no red on head. Their 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 to the Hudson Bay and south into western Ontario. There are isolated populations in: the Rocky Mountains, the northern prairies, the Great Lakes, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan
Nice light on this mornings walk with the dog. I caught this flock heading south over the salt marshes on edge of Morecambe Bay. A simple scene that seemed special.
The ridiculously warm weather has these guys migrating to their breeding pools already. In fact, I think some of them actually were out last week back in February! Spent some time with volunteers last night helping these guys across the road in the Skaneateles Conservation Area.
Black-throated Green Warblers have been very abundant! It's wonderful to see the variety of plumages.
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Over the past few years, The FENIX Museum of Migration at Rotterdam, has collected more than two thousand suitcases that have travelled the world with their owners.
in the Mara River before crossing.
But there was no risk, the crocs were all well-fed from the previous weeks of migration ...
Plains Zebras / Steppenzebras (Equus quagga) and Wildebeests / Weißbartgnus (Connochaetus taurinus)
Mara River, Northern Serengeti N.P., Tanzania, Africa
A few shorebird species in migration have arrived in the Ottawa area.... love capturing these little guys.
What a wonderful capture of a bird who doesn't stay around here long. I hope to see them again on the next trip around.
Digital collage, painting and processing
The Great Velocipede Migration - S. J. Tucker
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cx9rPYN0wa0
(Apologies...had to take down and redo)
A flock of geese winging their way south over a wetland guided by the full moon in a star studded autumn sky.
Created from a photographic image using synthography, photoshop, topaz studios then an oil painting effect.
I made my annual trip east to Jasper Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area, Indiana, last weekend to see the stopover of migratory Greater Sandhill Cranes. The weather was wonderful and the sunset was beautiful. In March this year, I made a trip west to the Platte River, Nebraska, to witness the migration of Lesser Sandhill Cranes. Both events are spectacular. Glad to live in Iowa where I can drive east in November, west in March, and to the Mississippi River in January for eagles.
Migration Stills … HBM!
I think this week I will make HBM – Happy Bird Monday!
This is a sample of some of the birds migrating back to Iowa for the Summer.
Most were taken with my 150-600 Tamron or my Canon 70/200 w 2x multiplier.
Most likely, F5.6, at 1/1250 or 1/1600sec speed, ISO 400 to 800 max
The birds are (left to right):
Row 1 – Rose Breasted Grosbeak (m), American Goldfinch (m), Harris Sparrow, Blue Jay
Row 2 – White Breasted Nuthatch, Red-headed Woodpecker, Baltimore Oriole (m), Baltimore Oriole (f)