Posts for: DirkWill
Jan 26, 2020 09:53:05 #
Last weekend was another Bosque del Apache trip for me. This set is 10 from a sequence of about 100 images capturing the dance of 2 cranes (perhaps 3...seems like maybe somebody cut in...). The light was very low, some images came out sharply in focus, others did not. I've seen many crane dances, often on land, they will throw sticks up in the air to demo their excitement and prowesses. And to impress the ladies. No sticks in the water here.
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
Jan 24, 2020 05:58:13 #
Thank you for this information!!! A trip to this migration is getting closer for me and these sites have extremely helpful suggestions! I spend a lot of time at the Bosque del Apache in New Mexico but I can never get enough of cranes.
Jan 14, 2020 07:34:25 #
Love the moon shot! Looks like the work you put in paid off. Nicely done!
Jan 9, 2020 13:57:54 #
Hereford wrote:
Beautiful set. The roadrunner is a surprise in a wetland. Not many people capture a roadrunner so that one is special to me.
Lots of roadrunners at Bosque del Apache. It is not what I think of as a wetland as found in other parts of the country. The water is only present in areas that the refuge has been flooded with water ultimately channelled from the Rio Grande. There are many (dozens ?) of sections that can be flooded, and maybe half of them are at any one time. When left unflooded, the plots soon dry out, plus around the flooded ponds, it is dry desert vegetation and corn fields that get knocked down for the birds to feed on. The animals represented are not wetland dominate. So javelinas, coyotes, roadrunners as well as the wintering birds. You never know what you might see...
Jan 9, 2020 13:41:43 #
saxman71 wrote:
I really like the last one in particular but wonder why you didn't crop out everything but the flying cranes. I personally think that would make a much stronger composition.
What do you think saxman? I think I like it...
Jan 9, 2020 09:18:59 #
saxman71 wrote:
I really like the last one in particular but wonder why you didn't crop out everything but the flying cranes. I personally think that would make a much stronger composition.
Hummm...I'll try it...you're probably right. The dry land isn't attractive at all, but I usually try to get the flying or taking off cranes in some sort of context. That can give the image some energy of motion. I'll give it a try, thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks to all for generous comments...
Jan 8, 2020 08:06:04 #
Great photos and great advise for finding cranes!
Jan 6, 2020 12:56:30 #
Jan 6, 2020 12:24:58 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
I've been there twice. Loads of fun and lot's of wildlife. Wish I could have made it this year too but I'm going to Yellowstone for a Winter excursion.
If it were an option, I'd take Yellowstone too! Someday...:)
Jan 6, 2020 11:46:28 #
Hoping to get the new decade off to a good start with a couple days down at the Bosque del Apache. It is refreshing to be there in the silence as well as the loud cacophony of massive numbers of birds. The best thing about the Bosque is all you need to do is show up...
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year...My hope is that it will be filled with kindness!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year...My hope is that it will be filled with kindness!
Dec 10, 2019 07:51:35 #
I love your posts! Educational and amazing photography!! Thanks!
Nov 29, 2019 16:53:13 #
Nov 29, 2019 16:49:52 #
Haven't done that but I'll give it a whirl...
Nov 29, 2019 09:24:51 #
You're welcome! I previously posted the same or similar Condor photo and someone thought they looked like machine guns on the wings! I guess they do...:)
Nov 29, 2019 08:47:19 #
Huey Driver wrote:
Nice captures
Wonder if those landing lights on the wings in the first picture were an extra accessory they purchase or are they borne with them?
Wonder if those landing lights on the wings in the first picture were an extra accessory they purchase or are they borne with them?
Not sure if you're really asking or making funny... In anycase...I don't know exactly how these things are attached to the wings, but they are both numbers, and tracking devices. On the bottom photo you can see the number...sorta... Fascinating story these birds. When trackers see that a Condor is down, they go and find the bird and give it a blood transfusion. They take the bird's blood out, filter it, and put it back in. Evidently, the primary killer of these Condors is the lead poison they get after eating dead animals/birds that have been shot and lead pellets digested by the carrion eating condors. Wing span is 9 feet! Condor numbers have been brought back from near extinction of about 2 dozen, to several hundred. Amazing!