Sandhill Crane Landing

[Kurt Bowman]

Another shot from last weekend in the San Luis Valley. It was -2F that morning....burrrrr. I think it warmed up to about 10F by the time I took this one.

1D MIV
500mm
1/3200 at f/5.6
ISO 400

[Kurt Bowman]

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[Jay Tan]

I really like the open wing pose and how the colors of bird fit into the background. :)

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the cols-looking habitat depicted, and awesome wingspread with good detail in the feathers. Although the light angle gave you some nice illumination on the wings and legs I am not super crazy about the shaded head and neck.

P.S. The square crop was a good choice here!