I've never seen one, even though I'm three hours away from one of the best places to see them here in Texas.
On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Gonz! We get over a 1/2 million Sandhill Cranes through here > every spring. > http://www.audubon.org/news/see-sandhill-crane-migration-march-2-april-7 > http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sandhill-crane > However, there are less than 400 Whooping Cranes in the world, so they > are like finding the proverbial needle. They are also waaaay more shy. > http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/whooping-crane > > I've been lucky enough to see at least one in 4 out of the past 7 > years (getting photos 3 of them). This year was the best so far. > > Darren Addy > Kearney, NE > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Great shot. Unusual to see them up there? Esp for this time of the >> year. That 850mm effective focal length is crazy! >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Thanks for all the comments. >>> I see this image was picked up by Flickr Explore today. My normally >>> paltry view count has zoomed to over 3K already this morning. >>> >>> Darren >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Made a couple of mistakes on this run (starting with forgetting my K-3 >>>> II at home this day and having to use the K-01. >>>> >>>> Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure (either here or on Flickr) >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/32848720324/in/dateposted-public/ >>>> >>>> Darren Addy >>>> Kearney, Nebraska >>>> >>>> -- >>>> “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” >>>> ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” >>> ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding >> it still. Dorothea Lange >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” > ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. Dorothea Lange -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
