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A single Sandhill crane (Antigone A. canadensis) spotted this morning while on dog walk. Earlier in the year we spotted two of these together. Around the end of August, this area is teaming with cranes, geese, and seagulls. #Nature#SandhillCrane
Ok honestly I’ve never seen birds this big so close before! Was actually scared to walk by under a yard from these two with the one staring me down like it was going to consume my soul No good photos as I swore they were going to go wild (they did not, in fact, go wild)
UA: Коли ми обирали ділянку під дім, той факт, що просто за нашою оселею зупиняються перепочити перелітні птахи, був для мене достатньо важливим.
Навіть коли ще немає зелені й за вікном сіро й нудно, спостерігання за великими птахами, що блукають серед сухої трави, якось трохи примирює з погодою і з усім іншим :)
Saturday sandhill -- My father-in-law and I spotted quite a few sandhill cranes wading the shallows during our Saturday drive through Kensington Metropark.
“Crane in Sunrise Light” — A lesser sandhill crane flies into the sunrise light, Central Valley.
Several things had to come together for this photograph of a lesser sandhill crane to work. Obviously, the bird had to fly above me at a relatively low height. That’s not as simple as it sounds, as cranes usually divert to avoid flying over people. The light was also special — it was the warmly colored light just after sunrise, when the sun is low enough to illuminate the underside of the bird. On top of that, the bird was flying toward the sun, so the light hits it almost head-on, while appears as side light from the camera position…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/05/crane-in-sunrise-light/
“Sandhill Crane Flying Low” — A lesser sandhill crane flies low above a Central Valley field.
I had been trying to find the right time to head to California’s Central Valley to photograph migratory birds again. I was last there around New Year’s Day, but since then various things have kept me away — mostly that the times I ‘ve been free were the times when my favorite foggy conditions were not in place. I finally gave up on waiting and went on a sunny day. After all, many of the migratory birds will only be there for a few more weeks!…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/01/sandhill-crane-flying-low/
No good photos as I swore they were going to go wild (they did not, in fact, go wild)
: Коли ми обирали ділянку під дім, той факт, що просто за нашою оселею зупиняються перепочити перелітні птахи, був для мене достатньо важливим.
: MN 
: none (digital)
Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) #NorthAmericanBirds #AsianBirds | #SandhillCrane | #Cranes #CraneFamily #Waterbirds 
#birdsoftheworld #birds