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by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted July 20, 201560 views5 comments

This pair of Crowned Cranes is involved in a mating display, something I have never seen before I have loads of reasonable shots including "kissing".

 

Taken in Mara North Conservancy, Kenya

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4 at 345mm

F7.1

ISO 800

1/1250

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Jim Gavin on July 20, 2015 at 12:52 PM

Fantastic. Love it!

Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 20, 2015 at 2:33 PM

Superb detail and wonderful action, Ken.  The clarity of the eyes in the larger version is just amazing.  I do find myself wishing there were a little less room on the left and a little more on the top for some reason.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Sandor on July 20, 2015 at 8:12 PM

Ken: specutaclar in all aspects. Hang it! Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 21, 2015 at 3:23 PM

Hi Ken

I think you have a corner on the really cool birds.  You did a really good job the exposure.

Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 22, 2015 at 5:00 AM

Thanks everybody your comments are much appreciateddevildevil

 

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