Sandhills Crane
Uploaded: February 16, 2012
In less than a month there will be over 600,000 of these beautiful birds on the Platte River from Overton to Grand Island, NE...About 80 miles between the towns. I live 5 miles from the river.
f/8, 1/500, 200 ISO, 113mm, cropped in CS5.
I hope y'all are having a wonderful year! Take care! :-)
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 113.00 mm, Model: PENTAX K10D
Barbara Waldoch February 16, 2012
Wonderful shot, Kitty! #1443758Tammy M. Anderson February 16, 2012
Fabulous capture of this beautiful bird, Kitty. Thats alot of birds coming your way. #9986214David Phalen February 16, 2012
Excellent light, comp, colors and details!! Mommy Pooh done very good!! #9986224Shelly A. Van Camp February 16, 2012
Beautiful bird and capture!! #9986239Carol Eade February 16, 2012
Beautiful, Kitty, that's a lot of cranes, what a sight it must be! #9986265Reynaldo D. Reyes February 16, 2012
You've got this beautiful bird so properly exposed to show off the exciting details and colors. What a blessing to be able to witness the migration of these birds. #9986296Gord MacEachern February 16, 2012
Fantastic capture here Kitty, a real beauty!! #9986309Patrick Rouzes February 16, 2012
Beautiful greens, tones, textures, clarity, focus, dof & pose captured here, Ma! Must be a spectacular sight to see so many together! Excellent work! #9986328Kathy Salerni February 16, 2012
Excellent shot of this beautiful crane, Kitty! So well done! #9986399Robert R. Goodman February 16, 2012
Hi Kitty,Nice to see a post Buddy.Beautiful capture,I've only seen them once in my life!!! #9986401Stan Kwasniowski February 16, 2012
Kitty, wonderful#9986418
Kay E. Mahoney February 16, 2012
Nice capture, Kitty. he is beautiful. That would be so awesomw to see that many. Can't wait to see some pictures of them. #9986435Heather Loewenhardt February 17, 2012
Fabulous close up capture. How lucky to see this wonderful migration. #9986631Carolyn M. Fletcher February 17, 2012
That would be a cool thing to see! #9986757Val Feldman February 17, 2012
Magnificent bird and a fantastic capture of him/her, Ms. Kitty! Wow! How lucky are you???!!! To be that close by to see the migration of them...ya gotta do it, Ms. Kitty - Pack up your gear and head out next month!!!!!!!!!! #9986988Kaye Burazin February 17, 2012
what a wonderful photo op Ms Kitty. Lovely capture #9987273Bojan Bencic February 17, 2012
Great looking bird, Kitty. The numbers are huge - that must be a sight. #9987298Tammy Espino February 17, 2012
I would so be there watching them all!! What a wonderful capture! #9987362Emile Abbott February 17, 2012
I have not gotten close enough to get a capture of these beautiful birds. Great avian portrait, Kitty. #9987444Nancy L. Green February 17, 2012
He must be the scout bird, WONDERFUL capture dear friend, everything about this is FANTASTIC!!!! <>< #9987498John Connolly February 17, 2012
A beautiful bird and capture Kitty! It must be an awesome sight when they all arrive for spring! #9987607Mike Clime February 17, 2012
Excellent capture and details, Kitty! Saw a bunch of these in Fairbanks, AK but couldn't really get close enough for a good shot. #9987666Phyllis A. Houghton February 17, 2012
WOW that would me incredible to see these en masse! I saw a few in Yellowstone, but not close like this. Great detail. #9987758Dr Silly February 17, 2012
Wonderful capture, I see most of year, round here in Florida. :O)Chris Ebben February 17, 2012
A stunning pose. It sure must be a sight when they all arrive for spring, you'll have to try for a few pictures!! Great shot here=^..^= #9987864Carol L. Fowler February 17, 2012
Gorgeous bird- excellent capture #9987965Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas February 17, 2012
Wonderful capture of this beautiful bird Kitty!,Marijana Fajgl February 18, 2012
Fantastic bird portrait, Kitty! Wonderful colours and details! #9988565Ken Smith February 19, 2012
I recently read that some of the cranes stayed the entire year. Hopefully I can break away to see them again. Lucky you to be so close! :-) #9990805Karen Bacon February 20, 2012
A great capture Kitty!! #9991898JO ANN CLEVELAND February 20, 2012
Wowza! Great capture! Luv, Luv, Luv this Kitty!jo ann c. #9992294
Millie A. Talarico February 20, 2012
Very nice, especially after last night's movie I rented "The Big Year" great capture, Kitty! #9992789Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 21, 2012
Thank you everone for your wonderful comments! :-) Kitty #9995136Patricia A. Casey March 13, 2012
Wonderful capture Kitty of a beautiful bird. Wow you are so fortunate to be close to where they migrate to. I want to see them in the wild. Maybe in retirement I'll be able to travel to this spot. Have you ever read Dayton Hyde's book "Sandy" about the Sand Hill Cranes. He's a delightful read....Have a great day Kitty! #10035876Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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