Florida Sandhill Cranes at Sunset

[Second Hand Pat]

My photo buddy Susan and I went to a local park where the sandhills are known to roost in the shallows of East Lake Toho in the Fall/Winter time. When we arrived at first we saw no birds so prepared to take the sunset as the colors were really nice and then some magic happened.

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This is a family group with the parents and their two very large chicks

Pat

[brewmaster15]

Pat like I said by text, those are just really beautiful Images. Calming. It must have been amazing being there!
al

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat like I said by text, those are just really beautiful Images. Calming. It must have been amazing being there!
al

Thanks Al :D The ones I sent via text were taken with the phone. These are with the camera with a wide-angle lens. Pretty similar however :D
Pat

[Sandip]

Beautiful photos Pat.

[jwcarlson]

Gorgeous! :) We get some sandhills migrating through here and possibly even breeding here. I hear them pretty often in the spring and occasionally in the fall. I love listening to their calls.

[Second Hand Pat]

Beautiful photos Pat.

Thank you Sandip :)


Gorgeous! :) We get some sandhills migrating through here and possibly even breeding here. I hear them pretty often in the spring and occasionally in the fall. I love listening to their calls.

Thank you Jacob, when I hear the cranes flyover the house I am thinking dinosaurs with the sounds they make :)
Pat

[AquaticNerd]

Lovely pictures! Like Al said, those images are so relaxing.

[Second Hand Pat]

Lovely pictures! Like Al said, those images are so relaxing.

Thank you Jake :D, it was a magical time with the cranes!
Pat

[Adamski77]

wow... these are extremely calming pictures... beautiful

[Second Hand Pat]

wow... these are extremely calming pictures... beautiful

Thank you Adam and glad you enjoyed them :D
Pat