Whooping Crane

Posted by Jim Urbach on Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:24 am

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A pair of these gems was found while out with Jim Neiger the other day. They were actively foraging in a semi swampy area and tolerated us for over 45 minutes coming within 20 feet of us at times. We expected them to fly off but they never did. Purposely I have not cloned out the telemetry or banding. The high grasses hide it well.

10D, 100-400 at 350, ISO200, EV-1, no flash, f8 at 1/1600, full frame.

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by Peterh on Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:09 am

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Great shot.

I like the way you've exposured this.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:16 am

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Wonderful pose on this tough bird to get close to. I like the sidelighting. Nice shot Jim.

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by Bill Whala on Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:51 am

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Great shot, Jim!! I would love to get to see one of these birds let alone get such a nice shot of one.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:31 am

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I still haven't ever seen one of these. Very nice shot. Check out the article link I posted about Eastern Whooper migration in the Photo Topics forum.

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by Larry Kaufman on Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:31 am

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Wonderful shot - the short DOF makes the bird pop nicely. Nice detail in the whites, and the red crown and eye draw me in.

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by Rocky Sharwell on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:15 am

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Great compensatiopn and exposure--I like the way the grassm hides the telemetry stuff. I did not get too these guys in my last trip to the area!

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by AForns on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:24 am

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Nice going Jim wonderful to get so close. I have never seen one. Congratulations

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by Jim Neiger on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:30 am

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Good one, Jim!

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:37 pm

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Jim,

Very nice shot. I like how the crane is emerging from the grasses.

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by Jerry Merrell on Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:00 pm

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Jim, I too have only seen these from a distance. Very nice shot.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:44 pm

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Jim, a beautiful shot of a magnificent creature.

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by whf4 on Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:45 pm

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That's pretty stunning. I like your decision to leave the bands in.

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by AlexC on Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:49 pm

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Killer, Jim. Well done!!! Congrats!!!

Looking forward to meeting one !!!

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by Jill on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:05 pm