That is an amazing looking bird, Alan and really nice shots. I appreciate your taking the time to share them with the group.
Our local annual Sandhill Crane migration is just beginning and the tourists have already begun arriving too. I saw word that a satellite tagged Common Crane left the Texas Panhandle and arrived on the Platte River in Nebraska on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Haven't seen any reports from any birders reporting it being located yet. Last year one was seen in the area of Elm Creek, Nebraska about an hour west of me. Despite their name they are anything but common in these parts. I also would love to capture a Whooping Crane again this year. Didn't get one last year, after getting one in each of the previous two years. On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to all who looked, especially for the kind comments. I feel greatly > encouraged. The 55-300 is helping a lot too. > > Jack, the location is in the Kruger Park about 10km from the Mozambique > border & 60km from Phalaborwa, just south of the tropic. > > Eric, they soar in a similar attitude to cranes & storks with their long > legs sticking out beyond the tail. If you scroll down in this link you will > find an image. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretarybird > > Many years ago they were much more common, especially in Mashonaland, > Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) where I lived for many years. I actually witnessed a > couple of snake captures. > > Alan C > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
