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Whooping Cranes, Sandhill Crane
knnthdhrvy

Whooping Cranes, Sandhill Crane (Grus americana, Antigone canadensis)

These whooping cranes were minding their own business, patiently letting me take pictures of them from 200 yards away. The sandhill decided it wanted in on the picture too. I've only been into the bird photography hobby for about 3 years now and haven't made it to Aransas in the winter for the whooping cranes until this week, so this is a lifer for me. Magnificent creatures.

whooping crane, sandhill crane
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Habitat
coastal flats
Location
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Date taken
December 8, 2020
Scientific name
Grus americana, Antigone canadensis
Equipment used
Nikon D500, nikkor 200-500mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/800, f/6.3, ISO-100
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Category
North America
Added by
knnthdhrvy
Date added
View count
80
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800
ISO
100
Filename
whooping sandhill.JPG
File size
920.8 KB
Date taken
Tue, 08 December 2020 11:48 AM
Dimensions
3844px x 2165px

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