Have you ever noticed

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited January 17, 2009 in Wildlife
that sandhill cranes keep their legs extended behind them when they are flying?

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When they come in for a landing they tuck their legs into their bodies

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then when they are ready to land they extend their legs again

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as they make their "graceful" landing

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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    that sandhill cranes keep their legs extended behind them when they are flying?

    Pretty cool Harry.. I never new that, but then again I've never seen a SC around these parts. Besides Bosque there are a gazillion in southeast Arizona at Willcox but not a single one around here.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    No can't say as I have but then I've never had a chance
    to capture one for real :cry

    appreciate you bringing it to us thumb.gif
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  • WildWallyWildWally Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Very cool series !!!!!
    Did you know , that they are also called
    "The FILET MIGNOT' of the sky" ???:eat
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  • KurtPrestonKurtPreston Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Very nice set! I have just GOT to get out to Bosque one day :)
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    PrescottPhotog wrote:
    Pretty cool Harry.. I never new that, but then again I've never seen a SC around these parts. Besides Bosque there are a gazillion in southeast Arizona at Willcox but not a single one around here.

    Thanks Doug, sandhills are a great subject to capture. It woudl definitely be worth a trip to capture some.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    bfjr wrote:
    No can't say as I have but then I've never had a chance
    to capture one for real :cry

    appreciate you bringing it to us thumb.gif

    Thanks Ben and maybe we can get you to Bosque next year.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    That winter sun sure gives a different look...doesn't it?

    Entertaining set, Harry.:ivarthumb.gif
  • stevehappstevehapp Registered Users Posts: 635 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    nice sequence, harry.

    very instructional.. thumb.gif

    cheers,
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Great job Harry as usual
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  • joglejogle Registered Users Posts: 422 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    What an awesome story. and each image stands alone too! Congrats.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Awesome series Harry! Nice color, good light, great action and no, I guess I had never noticed that. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    WildWally wrote:
    Very cool series !!!!!
    Did you know , that they are also called
    "The FILET MIGNOT' of the sky" ???:eat

    Thanks Wally and we do not eat wildlife. :nono Of course, tree rats are the exception to that rule. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    KurtPreston wrote:
    Very nice set! I have just GOT to get out to Bosque one day :)

    Thanks Kurt and you do have to go to Bosque. Its an incredible location.
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Nice shots Harry.

    I have not seen them act like that in the great white north.

    I see them when they're still 100 feet off the ground drop their legs and drift around in the breeze
    til they decide where they want to land.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2009
    great set on the how and what but you forgot only oneheadscratch.gifeek7.gif get some get ready early rolleyes1.gif
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2009
    lol3.gif Very cool set Harry. Very graceful indeed on that landing!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    That winter sun sure gives a different look...doesn't it?

    Entertaining set, Harry.:ivarthumb.gif

    Thanks Ric, I can't tell you how good the light at Bosque was.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2009
    Great series Harry. Bosque next year thumb.gifwings.gif
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  • larry llarry l Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited January 14, 2009
    not always
    Harry, first off, great photos as always but I have closely observed lots of sandhills and always check that very thing - I used to think they always flew with their legs extended but have observed sandhills migrating and just flying from one feeding spot to the next and some do in fact keep their legs tucked, not lots of them grant you, but a few do seem to fly that way. I used to use extended legs as one of my "identifiers" for cranes but no longer. I do like the photo with the legs tucked just before landing as it shows the tuck just ready to extend forward. Good job.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2009
    stevehapp wrote:
    nice sequence, harry.

    very instructional.. thumb.gif

    cheers,
    steve

    Thaks Steve
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  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2009
    Great pics Harry

    Might see ya tomorrow. Maybe ,,,,,,,
    Best Regards
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2009
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Great job Harry as usual

    Thank oyu very much Awais wave.gif
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