Whooping Cranes In Flight 20070208 by Gordon W

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08-FEB-2007

Whooping Cranes In Flight 20070208

Fairly rare and inaccessible birds

Whooping Crane (Grus americana), standing nearly 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall,
are North America's tallest bird and have a wingspan of 7.5 feet (2.3 meters).

Photographed in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge north of Fulton, Texas USA.
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Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/1250s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	07-Feb-2007 16:40:28
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	300 mm
Exposure Time	1/1250 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	-0.67
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Lieve Snellings		02-Nov-2008 23:38
great photo

XiaoBernard99		12-Jan-2008 11:01
Merveillous duo of birds flying.Well done.

Brian Baker		21-Feb-2007 23:56
Beautiful capture, nice composition.

Karen Moen		20-Feb-2007 02:41
Beautiful in-flight capture. Voted.

Colleen Prohaska		12-Feb-2007 07:18
Awesome photo, Gordon! You really showed how majestic these cranes are. V

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		10-Feb-2007 03:24
Excellent. As you said, very rare bird. We all wish to see it one day. In the meantime we enjoy your great work.

lou_rozensteins		09-Feb-2007 10:04
Very nice flight shot! Nice light ...

Greg Lavaty		08-Feb-2007 19:09
Great shot Vote

Jess. ( Lady.D.)		08-Feb-2007 18:35
Wonderful capture of this rare and beautiful bird. Well done. Jess.

Marc Baumser		08-Feb-2007 14:47
You found your whooping cranes. Congrats. And a wonderful shot too!! Marc

Gayle P. Clement		08-Feb-2007 14:04
Beautiful birds and excellent capture. The loss of the entire year of young in Florida recently makes these even more special.

petesie		08-Feb-2007 12:41
What a magnificent creature and beautiful image.

edwina beaumont		08-Feb-2007 10:46
lovely to see them in flight like this

Guest		08-Feb-2007 08:59
great catch.

Liz Bickel		08-Feb-2007 08:32
Wow!!! Amazing capture of this rare sight.

Dan Ng		08-Feb-2007 08:25
Great flight shot.

tomsview		08-Feb-2007 08:24
Nice capture!

Guest		08-Feb-2007 07:34
Beautiful in pair. Very sharp. Nice shot!!!