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Topic Categories: Birding • Birds • Image of the Day • Manhattan, Kansas
Posted on: March 30, 2008 2:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: Sandhill cranes, Grus canadensis, birds, Platte River, image of the day
Dave, Elizabeth and I were in Nebraska yesterday, watching migrating Sandhill cranes, Grus canadensis, over the Platte River in the evening. This is one of the images that Dave took of the sunset that we saw while we were there. (I also have a bunch of images of the Platte River and its Sandhill cranes to share with you).
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Comments
Oh wow.
Posted by: Bob O'H | March 30, 2008 3:21 PM
This is stunning! came over from your reddit plug. :D
Posted by: Beatrice M | March 30, 2008 6:42 PM
*sigh*
Posted by: arby | March 30, 2008 9:38 PM
I dream of getting shots like that! It takes a certain amount of luck...
Posted by: Larry Ayers | March 30, 2008 10:54 PM
I grew up near the Platte River. My Dad would take me every year to see the cranes. Thank you for bringing back some very fond memories.
Posted by: Connie S | March 31, 2008 1:52 PM