The majestic sandhill cranes are starting their migration over our neighborhood, flying at astonishingly high altitudes. Only one person I know (and admire!) who would get on the phone to the Nashville control tower to insist that they keep their damn airplanes away from our beloved birds. Tell ‘em, Anne! 😄👍💥

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Sandhill Crane, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. September, 2019.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/9 – ISO 4000
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/3040/sandhill-crane?utm_campaign=random-wildlife&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon

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Our Local Gem #SweetwaterWetlandsPark in #Gainesville #Florida

Here are two endemic #SandhillCranes that nest in our area. They do not migrate with their northern kin and are slightly smaller. At one point I was about ten feed away from them. 🙂

https://richard.mdpaths.com/nature/birds/sweetwater_wetlands_2026/index.html

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Sandhill Crane, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. September, 2019.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/450″ – f/8 – ISO 6400
🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/3039/sandhill-crane?utm_campaign=random&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon

#SandhillCranes #Wildlife #Photography