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Sandhill Crane's 2006

These were shot out at Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area near Medaryville, IN.
   [ http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/4223.htm ]

Images here were shot between Four separate weekend trips out there: 29Oct, 04Nov, 25Nov, 16Dec

Interesting Sandhill Crane Facts (including migration): Cornell Lab of Ornithology


Copyright © michael T. sedwick. All rights reserved.
Gathering Before Sunrise...
Gathering Before Sunrise...		 More Gathering before Sunrise
More Gathering before Sunrise		 That's Me... The Guy in the middle!
That's Me... The Guy in the middle!		 Three Masked Cranes Flying in during Sunrise
Three Masked Cranes Flying in during Sunrise		 Teaching the kid's the Rope's!
Teaching the kid's the Rope's!
Out for an Early flight about the county.
Out for an Early flight about the county.		 Flap Up, Pull Down...
Flap Up, Pull Down...		 Bombing Run on the Photographers...
Bombing Run on the Photographers...		 Crane Flight003
Crane Flight003		 Crane Flight004
Crane Flight004
Duck -n- Cover... Coming directly towards me...
Duck -n- Cover... Coming directly towards me...		 What are they doing over there?
"What are they doing over there?"		 Doing the Crane Dance
Doing the Crane Dance		 Runway Two-Five Left Cleared for Landing
Runway Two-Five Left Cleared for Landing		 Incoming at Sunset
Incoming at Sunset
Landing at Sunset 002
Landing at Sunset 002		 Landing at Sunset 003
Landing at Sunset 003		 Diane Looking for that 'Great' landing shot!
Diane Looking for that 'Great' landing shot!		 Crowds lining up for Sunset...
Crowds lining up for Sunset...		 Martha, Are You sure about these Communal Baths?
"Martha, Are You sure about these Communal Baths?"
Lined up all the way down the Irrigation Ditch
Lined up all the way down the Irrigation Ditch		 Deciding whether to dunk my head for food or not?
"Deciding whether to dunk my head for food or not?"		 27 to One
27 to One		 Where's Whooper?
Where's Whooper?		 Whooping Crane in Flight 003
Whooping Crane in Flight 003
Center of Attention!
Center of Attention!		 ...and sometimes They fly too Close!
...and sometimes They fly too Close!		 Crossing for a landing
Crossing for a landing		 Preparing to Land
Preparing to Land		 Crane Flight005
Crane Flight005
Flaps Up... Gear Down...
Flaps Up... Gear Down...		 Doing the Happy Dance!
Doing the Happy Dance!		 Silhouetted against the early evening sky
Silhouetted against the early evening sky		 And so it begins
And so it begins		 Incoming after the Sun's gone down
Incoming after the Sun's gone down
It's Me... It's Cold & Breazy!
It's Me... It's Cold & Breazy!		 We Come In Peace... Really... All Of Us!
We Come In Peace... Really... All Of Us!		 Crane Flight006
Crane Flight006		 Crane Flight007
Crane Flight007

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Bill G 19-Nov-2008 14:11
What beautiful photos, Michael! The whooper is a special treat. Were you able to get his ID and history from his leg bands? There are some links to identification and history of the birds in some whooper pics I took in western Wisconsin this year - flickr.com/wildbill-mn . The three I got pics of are right now in Indiana (mid Nov 2008). Wave to them for me if you see them.

Bill
Guest 01-Dec-2006 16:54
beautiful gallery, the sunset is really beautiful,v.
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