Cranes in flight

I was at Nayanquing Point the last day of April, which is where the earlier Eastern Kingbird picture was taken. This pair of Sandhill Cranes passed overhead. They are nesting somewhere there, but well off the dikes and trails.

Unfortunately, I was set up for some shots of some tree swallows that were perched in the shrubs and didn't have time to adjust settings, but didn't want to miss getting some shots of the cranes as they flew over, hence the somewhat strange settings.

500mm+1.4x, f5.6, 1/5000, I800, EC+2/3

Beautiful shot Mike! I love their wing positions and you got one of them 'talking'. Too cool. It's always good to be prepared for the unexpected when out shooting. You handled this nicely!

Settings may be strange but still a nice catch. Someday one may wander by here.

This is an awesome shot Michael, to be able to swing from shooting one set of birds to this on the fly is pretty amazing in my book..well done !!

Great catch, Mike. I like to visit the Bosque del Apache to photograph the cranes during their annual winter visit. They are fun to observe and photograph.

Bill Brennan
Tucson and Denver

All - Thanks for the comments. Bill - I do hope to get out to Bosque someday during the migration.