Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 08:40:39 -0600 Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com> wrote: > I'm no wildlife photographer, but I'm sure you > would have loved seeing the > tow Cranes (whooping or Sandhill...?) I came > across the other day - stopped > for a rest on their journey south I presume. Tim, adult Whooping cranes are mostly white, and Sandhill cranes (and 2002-model Whooping Cranes) are kinda sand-colored. Whooping cranes are extremely scarce. Cranes in the wild are very difficult to photograph even with a 560 'cuz they're quite wary and remember from one year to the next all the details of the fields they stop in. There's a good wintering area in south Sacramento County, but the best place to see/photograph wintering cranes is Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Doug Herr<BR>Birdman of Sacramento<BR>http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html