HCB iii wrote:
Howard- Wonderful, wonderful set! Where were they taken? My wife and I went with friends to Grand Island Nebraska in March to see the migration of 400,000 of them from a blind, but never got this close. HenryB
They were taken on a golf course in Florida. I would love to see 400,000 !!! As for getting close; the birds are used to golfers and golf carts. If you approach them (the birds) they will casually walk away. BTW, their "casual walk" covers a lot of ground very quickly. If you have been following this series, you know that when I find the family I don't try to get close. I sit down about 30-40 feet and the family comes over to me. The parents have seen me a lot and know me. I was taking photos during about half of the incubation period (approx 30 days) and I always let them know I was there by making a kissing sound. When I go over now, I make that same sound - the parents know the sound and come over with the colts. The colts give me a looking over too. When a Sandhill Crane walks over to me and I am sitting on the ground ... that bird is quite imposing!