Whooping cranes from in and around the Aransas NWR. All taken with 500mm f/4 P Comments and critique always welcomed. ISO 100, f/4.5 1/1000s {} ISO 100, f/4.5 1/1250s {} ISO 200, f/4.5 1/1250s {}
Excellent shots Tom. Whooping Cranes are a rare and I believe endangered species in our part of the country. Is that also true there?
WOW! WHooping cranes?! I haven't seen those except on TV! They say those are endangered too! I'm so glad I got to see your photos of them! They're beautiful and you captured them well!
Nice Yes they are endangered They look very much like the sandhill cranes Thanks for the great pics Thats a first on here
Thank you Frank! Yes, quite endangered. From what I was told while down there, they estimate the flock size to be about 240 birds. Thank you Dianne. They are beautiful creatures to watch and very much endangered. I had a great time watching and shooting them. Thanks Gale. Hopefully one day I will be able to shoot some sandhills as well. Thank you very much Sandi. I really appreciate the kind comments.
Three more shots of the Whooping Cranes. I really was hoping for a flight shot, but the oportunity never came. {} {} {}
Very nice additional images They are a pretty bird Very good shots Please keep posting more if you get them Very interested in this bird
If I couldn't get a flight shot I would settle for any singleton of the ones you have. Wowzers! Great shooting and presentation
Of course you want a flight shot. But think of the rest of us; we'd be so happy to see one of the rarest birds in the world, never mind take photos half as good as these. Thank you for sharing them. But . . . if you do get a flight shot, please post it here and make us even more jealous! Alan
Wow, what a find! It must be amazing to see these in person. Thanks so much for posting these, Tom. Although I enjoyed both sets, I especially enjoyed your second set of shots - excellent detail. Very nice job all around.
Thanks Gale. I may have a few more to post in the next day or two. I'm back home in Oklahoma now, so it will be next year before I get to shoot them again. Thanks Dianne. I do plan on returning to this spot next year. Thanks Nick!! I really appreciate the kind response. Thank you very much Alan. I do feel privileged to have had the opportunity to see and shoot these beautiful birds. Maybe next year I will get a flight shot. Thanks Miko for the kind words.:smile: Thank you Sandi Thanks Jeff. Thanks Gary. I appreciate your kind comments.
