{"id":2419,"date":"2011-12-05T06:35:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T11:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/12\/05\/1252011-cranes-in-flight\/"},"modified":"2011-12-05T06:35:45","modified_gmt":"2011-12-05T11:35:45","slug":"1252011-cranes-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2419","title":{"rendered":"12\/5\/2011: Cranes in Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the attractions of Bosque del Apache is the number of birds in flight on any given day. I have already chronicled the geese from this year\u2019s visit in a post last week. Today we will take a look at the Sandhill Cranes. Sandhills are a truly prehistoric looking bird\u2026especially in flight. Heavy bodied, with huge wings (spanning 8 feet), their flight is ponderous, and never more so than when they come in for landing. Still, there is a beauty and a grace common to any flying creature. They might be heavy, but they are still creatures of the air. <\/p>\n

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At Bosque they are often framed against the mountains or the cottonwoods, which adds to the effect. <\/p>\n

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And as the sun sets, the Cranes are moving to their night roosts in the ponds and provide spectacular silhouettes against the darkening sky. <\/p>\n

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Canon SX40HS at various settings between 700mm and 1260mm equivalents\u2026in Programed auto, with iContrast and \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation. <\/p>\n

Processed in Lightroom for Intensity and Sharpness. <\/p>\n

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