Sandhill cranes
Dec 1, 2018 22:09:43 #
A friend and I took a trip south to the Columbia River this afternoon in search of sandhill cranes... we found them! Lifer bird for me... Gray, overcast light was not my friend, and none of these were closer than 100 yards, so these aren't as sharp as I'd really like, but perhaps next time... 
Dec 1, 2018 22:22:17 #
Hey, at least ya got em! 
The in flight shots are all pretty cool. Might look neat as silhouettes.
The in flight shots are all pretty cool. Might look neat as silhouettes.
Dec 1, 2018 23:51:19 #
The in flight shots have a graphic quality about them that I find very appealing. 
Dec 2, 2018 00:10:46 #
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Dec 2, 2018 00:44:32 #
I've often wondered where our cranes go in the winter. We here in Wisconsin host tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes from early spring 'til late fall. It's an amazing site to watch them "gather" in the fall. Then, suddenly, over night they're gone!
Dec 2, 2018 03:25:34 #
Thanks, everyone!
No, other side of the river...
suntouched wrote:
Were you at Sauvie Island?
No, other side of the river...
Dec 2, 2018 05:32:34 #
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Dec 2, 2018 06:41:28 #
SQUIRL033 wrote:
A friend and I took a trip south to the Columbia River this afternoon in search of sandhill cranes... we found them! Lifer bird for me... Gray, overcast light was not my friend, and none of these were closer than 100 yards, so these aren't as sharp as I'd really like, but perhaps next time...
Rocky, they are still excellent set of photos, in my limited opinion.
Greg
Dec 2, 2018 06:44:00 #
Many of the sandhill cranes come to the gulf coast in Texas. I live in the Corpus Christi area and I can often see them in fields on the outskirts of town. One group about 50 miles from town has a whooping crane mixed in with the flock.
Dec 2, 2018 07:10:54 #
They come here to Az. They stay with us until about March and then take off group by group until one day there are none. The surrounding farms leave corn in the field for them to gather and the dry beds are kept filled with water for them. We usually get small flocks of snow geese too that come with them. On good years we get large varieties of ducks too. Last few years haven't been very good for visiting ducks but one year the ponds were full.
tinwhistle wrote:
I've often wondered where our cranes go in the winter. We here in Wisconsin host tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes from early spring 'til late fall. It's an amazing site to watch them "gather" in the fall. Then, suddenly, over night they're gone!
Dec 2, 2018 09:31:42 #
Dec 2, 2018 10:35:05 #
Still good shots, . When they migrate to the Othello area the State won't let you get that close.
Dec 2, 2018 11:59:23 #
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