SandHill Crane near the road: I was driving back towards home from Wabasha on the Highway and saw something. I hit the brakes and did a U-Turn, pulled off on the shoulder across from...

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

I was driving back towards home from Wabasha on the Highway and saw something. I hit the brakes and did a U-Turn, pulled off on the shoulder across from the birds, and pulled out my camera.
I was surprised to see two immature SandHill Cranes on the shoulder of the road. I shot off about 20 photos before they hid in the dense foliage.

I was happy getting these shots.

Hope you enjoy them.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Beautiful set, Jim! Good reactions.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

UTMike wrote:

Beautiful set, Jim! Good reactions.

Thank you Mike. It was lightly raining, and traffic was busy but I didn't want to miss my chance

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

jdtonkinson wrote:

I was driving back towards home from Wabasha on the Highway and saw something. I hit the brakes and did a U-Turn, pulled off on the shoulder across from the birds, and pulled out my camera.
I was surprised to see two immature SandHill Cranes on the shoulder of the road. I shot off about 20 photos before they hid in the dense foliage.

I was happy getting these shots.

Hope you enjoy them.

Good captures!

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Very nice.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

bcheary wrote:

Good captures!

Thanks

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

kpmac wrote:

Very nice.

Thank you

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

jdtonkinson wrote:

I was driving back towards home from Wabasha on the Highway and saw something. I hit the brakes and did a U-Turn, pulled off on the shoulder across from the birds, and pulled out my camera.
I was surprised to see two immature SandHill Cranes on the shoulder of the road. I shot off about 20 photos before they hid in the dense foliage.

I was happy getting these shots.

Hope you enjoy them.

Nice shots.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

J-SPEIGHT wrote:

Nice shots.

Thanks Jack

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Always fun to get decent shots of these guys. Just curious, not really knowing, why do you think these are immature birds? With the head coloration, I would have thought they were adults.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Nalu wrote:

Always fun to get decent shots of these guys. Just curious, not really knowing, why do you think these are immature birds? With the head coloration, I would have thought they were adults.

Thanks,
From what I've read on "all about birds" immature have more rust color on their body's and head. I'm not an expert. But the adults I've seen have less rust color

dreff Loc: Bow, WA

excellent!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

jdtonkinson wrote:

I was driving back towards home from Wabasha on the Highway and saw something. I hit the brakes and did a U-Turn, pulled off on the shoulder across from the birds, and pulled out my camera.
I was surprised to see two immature SandHill Cranes on the shoulder of the road. I shot off about 20 photos before they hid in the dense foliage.

I was happy getting these shots.

Hope you enjoy them.

Spectacular critters, well-shot 👁️👁️🥇👁️👁️

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

dreff wrote:

excellent!

Thank you

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

joecichjr wrote:

Spectacular critters, well-shot 👁️👁️🥇👁️👁️

Thanks much Joe