{"id":105375,"date":"2022-08-24T03:58:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T09:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=105375"},"modified":"2022-08-24T03:58:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T09:58:25","slug":"sandhill-crane-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/08\/24\/sandhill-crane-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandhill Crane Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SandhillSandhill Crane female portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/6400, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

While up in the mountains yesterday morning I was thrilled to take a series of female and male Sandhill Crane portraits as they fed in a pasture next to the road. I was in my Jeep using it as a mobile blind when I found the cranes. All I had to do was pull over, cut the engine and start photographing these wonderful, tall birds.<\/p>\n

The female Sandhill Crane was a little farther away from the road than the male and in taller grasses.<\/p>\n

This pair of cranes were not successful this breeding season because there were no young with them. On my way into the mountains I did see two adult sandhills with three colts that were almost as big as the adults near a water feature.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> My high ISO setting was because I had been photographing birds before the sun came over the mountains tops. Because of my excitement at being this close to the cranes I forgot to reset my ISO back to my default of 500.<\/p>\n

\"SandhillSandhill Crane male portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/8000, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This portrait shows the male Sandhill Crane. Sandhill Crane<\/span><\/a> males are slightly heavier and taller than the females of this species.<\/p>\n

While the head angle of the male crane in this photo isn’t the best I liked how the sunlight seemed to make his orange colored eye glow.<\/p>\n

I was both excited and delighted to be this close to this pair of Sandhill Cranes. After taking a few photos I left the cranes to forage for their breakfast and moved down the road.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Sandhill Crane photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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