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Grus canadensis (Sandhill Crane)

We saw a predator in the trees (Owl? Hawk?) so I had my big lens out hoping to see it. I heard the characteristic croaking of these birds (they are easy to see at the Reifel bird sanctuary) and then tried my best at a panning shot.


Altitude: 1042m (3418 feet)
Camera: Nikon D850
Date: Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 at 8:13 PM
Exposure: 1/250 sec at f5.6
Exposure Compensation: 839 ev
ISO: 1600 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR + TC-20E III
With cropping (you see 44% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 1195mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
Two Sandhill Cranes Flying By Barn Swallow In New Nest Claira On Her Horse Common Loon Close To Shore Long Legged Anabrus Nara Just Past Gate Northern Crescent On Purple Flower Two Sandhill Cranes Flying By Long Lake Overlook Small Lake Reflecting Barn Swallow In New Nest Claira On Her Horse Common Loon Close To Shore Horseback On Forest Trail Long Legged Anabrus Nara With Waterbottle Two Sandhill Cranes Flying By Nara Smiling On Ride Long Lake Overlook Small Lake Reflecting Walking Big Grassy Fields Barn Swallow In New Nest Claira On Her Horse Common Loon Close To Shore Horseback On Forest Trail Kids Playing By Big Bar Ferry Long Legged Anabrus Male Bighorn Sheep Checking Me Out Smoke Coming Down Canyon Two Sandhill Cranes Flying By Long Lake Overlook Slopes Meshed With Cow Trails Looking At Fraser From Old Suspension Bridge Looking At Stones Western Tiger Swallowtail Drinking Brittle Prickly Pear Flowering Crystals In Rocks Grocery Shopping With Wagon Kids Swimming In Lake Barn Swallow In New Nest Common Loon Close To Shore Kids Playing By Big Bar Ferry Long Legged Anabrus New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog Brittle Prickly Pear Flowering Crystals In Rocks Kids Swimming In Lake Barn Swallow In New Nest Claira On Her Horse Common Loon Close To Shore Horseback On Forest Trail Kids Playing By Big Bar Ferry Long Legged Anabrus Male Bighorn Sheep Checking Me Out Smoke Coming Down Canyon Smoke From Forest Fire Lake Kamloops Panorama Sean at Dairy Queen Curious Osprey Family Sagebrush At Lac Du Bois Bridges In Lytton Church In Spences Bridge Cisco Bridges Kids In Front Of Talking Rock Looking At Fraser From Old Suspension Bridge Looking At Stones New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
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Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Thompson-Nicola RD
Scientific Name: species related to Grus canadensis (Sandhill Crane)
Larger image: 1999 x 1333
Raw image: 5524 x 3683

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