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Sandhill Crane


Sandhill Crane
Photo Information
Copyright: Chris T Pehlivan (CTP) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 774 W: 6 N: 1107] (3183)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-25
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D / Digital Rebel XT, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Gruiformes (Turnalar, Crane-like) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-07-06 23:27
Viewed: 809
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Friends,
This is another photo that took in Crystal River,FL during my vacation.
I hope you like it:)
Cheers,
Chris

The sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) is a large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia.

Adults are grey; they have a red crown, white cheeks and a long dark pointed bill. They have long dark legs which trail behind in flight and a long neck that is kept straight in flight. Immature birds do not have a red crown; they have reddish brown upperparts and grey underparts. Adult cranes can reach four to five feet in height and weigh nine to twelve pounds, with a wing span of up to seven feet. Both sexes look alike.

Their breeding habitat is marshes and bogs in central and northern Canada, Alaska, part of the midwestern and southeastern United States and Siberia. They nest in marsh vegetation or on the ground close to water. The female lays two eggs on a mound of vegetation. Cranes mate for life; both parents feed the young, called colts, who are soon able to feed themselves. The Sandhill Crane does not breed until it is two to seven years old. It can live up to 25 years in the wild; in captivity they have been known to live more than twice that span. Mated pairs stay together year round, and migrate south as a group with their offspring.

Birds on the Gulf of Mexico are permanent residents. Others migrate to the southwestern United States south to Mexico. The Platte River at the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills in the American midwest is an important stopover for up to 450,000 of these birds during migration. This crane is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

These birds forage while walking in shallow water or in fields, sometimes probing with their bills. They are omnivorous, eating insects, aquatic plants and animals, rodents,livestock, seeds and berries. Outside of the nesting season, they forage in large flocks, often in cultivated areas.

This crane frequently gives a loud trumpeting call that suggests a French-style "r" rolled in the throat. Sandhill Cranes in flight can be differentiated from herons in that they fly with their necks extended and by their nearly constant calls.

Sandhill Cranes have been used as foster parents for Whooping Crane eggs and young in reintroduction schemes for that species, a project which failed as these foster-raised Whooping Cranes did not recognise other Whooping Cranes as their conspecifics—attempting instead, unsuccessfully, to pair with Sandhills.
Source:Wikipedia.org
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  • Great 
  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 11 N: 625] (3390)
  • [2006-07-06 23:30]

Chirs,this nice close up,sharp details.Colour details are like someone did hand work..what gods creation!NICE POV too.

what a wonderful portrait, chris! :-)
excellent composition and details,
good strong colors and a nice dark blurred bg.
where did he have his head - the red paint bucket? *g*
well seen & captured, thorsten.

Hi Chris,
Excellent portrait with fine details!
Framing and exposure is very well done, colours are of great clarity!
Most amazing is the textures of the feather coat, very natural and well done my friend!
Greetings,
Pablo -

  • Great 
  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-07-07 3:18]

Hi Chris,

Very good composed close up,with great sharpness,colors,Like it a lot,

Paul

  • Great 
  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-07-07 4:02]

Hello Chris,
Excellent portrait.I likede unusual POV,colors,sharpness,details and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

Wonderful photo, brilliant composition and POV! TFS - Xplorator Radu

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2006-07-07 7:15]

Hello, Chris.
It's a very colorful picture with absolutely exact framing. Sharpness of details is impresses. The BG is delightful. Perfect done and TFS.
Alexei.

Chris,

Great POV, detail, DOF and clarity of the pic. I like your choice of subject too. TFS,
Sheriff

  • Great 
  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 554 W: 99 N: 844] (2743)
  • [2006-07-07 15:09]

Hello Chris,

Wondeful close-up of this great crane! The colors are so natural and the details are awesome! You got a nice pov and did a great composition! I like very much its red eye :-) The nice bg enhance very well the head of the bird! Great shot and TFS,

Michel

  • Great 
  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 641 W: 32 N: 791] (3080)
  • [2006-07-07 15:20]

Hi Chris,
Excellent portrait my friend. Great sharp details with good exposed colours. Also good lighting and POV. Well done and TFS.
Dean.

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2340] (8406)
  • [2006-07-07 17:16]

Hi Chris,
A good portrait of this bird! Natural color, good details, neat image and good composition too.
TFS, José M.

  • Great 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3103 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
  • [2006-07-07 18:12]
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Hi Chris,
How did you get such a close-up of this sandhill crane?
Was it out in nature or in a bird sanctuary?
It is gorgeous. The details are so sharp and the colors are fabulous.
I love the pose of the head. A great portrait.
TFS. : )

  • Great 
  • mbasil Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 352 W: 148 N: 716] (3130)
  • [2006-07-07 20:26]

Wow, great shot. Amazing color and an interesting perspective. I just read your note to manyee and award bonus points for having done this in the "wild."
Mike

Hi Chris

Great shot. Nice to view. Crisp, clear and sharp. Nicely composed. Well done. :-)

  • Great 
  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1335 W: 79 N: 929] (8620)
  • [2006-07-22 11:39]

selam dostum ctp
harika bir kirmizi benekli bir turna fotosu olmus. gozlerinin detaylari muthis. POV, DOF, blured BG, netlik, focus ve detaylar elbetteki renkler muhtesem. eline saglik
gorusmek uzere
izler

Hi Chris,
Superb portrait!
Excellent colours and DOF.
Well done!
TFS Malgosia

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