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Male Whooping Crane Spreading His Wings -144

Male Whooping Crane Spreading His Wings -144

The male crane walked down to the pond and spread his wings and called out which was so loud I jumped. The International Crane Foundation is working to reverse...
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The male crane walked down to the pond and spread his wings and called out which was so loud I jumped. The International Crane Foundation is working to reverse the possibility of this bird becoming extinct. The people there actually dress up like adult cranes if any babies are rejected by the parents either there or in the wild.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 1400/10

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Aug, 2018

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71

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+12

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Peer Award

+4

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Beautiful!

Great shot Lauren. It is a very rare thing to get Whooping Cranes up here, (I've never seen one!). They are beautiful birds.

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Terrific capture! Nice detail!

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