{"id":11563,"date":"2018-11-17T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=11563"},"modified":"2018-11-17T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T20:06:01","slug":"dancing-cranes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=11563","title":{"rendered":"Dancing Cranes&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image_564177345712269.jpg?resize=904%2C850&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full\" width=\"904\" height=\"850\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has been one of the most spectacular weeks in memory at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge and the Festival of the Cranes in Socorro, New Mexico. The birds are in and close, the light has been simply wonderful (even by NM standards, which is saying a lot), and there is a lot of action in the flocks. This &#8220;dance&#8221; is part of the year long mating ritual, and it is a behavior you will see if you spend any time watching cranes. Sony RX10iv in my customized Birds in Flight adaptation of Program Mode. 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