Posts for: Dan Thornton
Jan 27, 2024 06:28:20 #
Jan 27, 2024 06:25:54 #
Since the orchid has no apparent support, I call it a floating orchid. I am not sure if this approach works. I think the image is nice but a bit odd.
The mushroom is a potato earthball I believe. It is not nearly as attractive as some mushrooms, but it caught my eye. I hope you enjoy.
The mushroom is a potato earthball I believe. It is not nearly as attractive as some mushrooms, but it caught my eye. I hope you enjoy.
Jan 25, 2024 13:46:21 #
These cranes were shot at Aransas Wildlife Refuge at different times. They provide a bit more detail than the previous images. Whooping cranes feed on blue crabs when they can get them, and you can see that in the pictures, also included is a juvenile in the last image. I hope you enjoy.
Jan 25, 2024 04:59:41 #
dc3legs wrote:
Awesome photos of an awesome creature. Thanks for posting these. In the 1980's they could be seen migrating with sandhills along the Rio Grande river in New Mexico. In those days they would winter at Bosque del Apache but that may no longer be the case.
The Bosque del Apache whooping cranes died out around 2001.
Jan 25, 2024 04:52:18 #
imagemeister wrote:
NICE ! thanks for sharing ........there are supposed to be some here in Florida also - but I have never seen them - yet ! They like to hang out with Sandhills ....
The cranes in Florida were trained to go there using ultralight aircraft. It was referred to as operation migration.
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Jan 24, 2024 06:19:18 #
These shots were taken at a great distance and drastically cropped which results in the lack of detail. The last image is posted to illustrate the black on their wingtips.
Whooping Cranes are the largest birds in North America, and at 5 foot tall, they are considerably taller than Sandhill Cranes. These birds were once facing extinction, and there were as few as 23 birds, but due to conservation efforts there are more than 500 today. They nest in Canada and winter in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Due to their growth in numbers, they are expanding outside their range. These birds were in Lamar, but I have seen them in Port Aransas and Rivera, Texas.
Whooping Cranes are the largest birds in North America, and at 5 foot tall, they are considerably taller than Sandhill Cranes. These birds were once facing extinction, and there were as few as 23 birds, but due to conservation efforts there are more than 500 today. They nest in Canada and winter in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Due to their growth in numbers, they are expanding outside their range. These birds were in Lamar, but I have seen them in Port Aransas and Rivera, Texas.
Jan 19, 2024 06:22:50 #
I have posted better pictures of this pier before, but this set includes the latest update in image 3. It looks to me like it is designed like sails to catch wind. I'm not sure how it will hold up in a hurricane. The last image is a view of a small spit to the left of the pier.
Jan 17, 2024 05:42:17 #
These gulls are winter visitors, and they are found all along the coast at this time of year. It is easy to see where they got there name.
