Post by Jun Gregorio on Oct 12, 2008 17:00:40 GMT
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
General Description:
Sandhill Cranes are big birds, with long legs and necks, long pointed beaks, and wingspans which can be over six feet. Adults are gray with red crowns. Juveniles are gray, washed with brown. During the breeding season, the gray plumage of the adults is often stained brown with mud. A "bustle", which covers the short tail, is composed of long, drooping inner wing feathers (tertials and inner secondaries.)
Habitat
Sandhill Cranes live in wet meadows and grasslands, and they feed in grain fields and pastures. In Washington, they nest in wetlands in areas that are surrounded by Lodgepole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Grand Fir, or Douglas Fir forests. Emergent vegetation is a key component of their preferred nesting areas. During migration and in winter they live in more open prairie, agricultural fields, and river valleys. Sandhill Cranes prefer to live in habitats where they have clear views of their surroundings.
URL:
birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=132
LOCATION:
Reifel Island
Ladner, British Columbia
40D | EF 70-200mm f4L IS USM + TC 1.4x| 200mm, 1/320 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100 | Handheld, IS=enabled | Cropped, Brightness & Contrast, Hue/Sat:
40D | EF 70-200mm f4L IS USM + TC 1.4x| 200mm, 1/320 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100 | Handheld, IS=enabled | Cropped, Brightness & Contrast, Hue/Sat:
40D | EF 70-200mm f4L IS USM + TC 1.4x| 200mm, 1/320 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100 | Handheld, IS=enabled | Cropped, Brightness & Contrast, Hue/Sat:
Grus canadensis
General Description:
Sandhill Cranes are big birds, with long legs and necks, long pointed beaks, and wingspans which can be over six feet. Adults are gray with red crowns. Juveniles are gray, washed with brown. During the breeding season, the gray plumage of the adults is often stained brown with mud. A "bustle", which covers the short tail, is composed of long, drooping inner wing feathers (tertials and inner secondaries.)
Habitat
Sandhill Cranes live in wet meadows and grasslands, and they feed in grain fields and pastures. In Washington, they nest in wetlands in areas that are surrounded by Lodgepole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Grand Fir, or Douglas Fir forests. Emergent vegetation is a key component of their preferred nesting areas. During migration and in winter they live in more open prairie, agricultural fields, and river valleys. Sandhill Cranes prefer to live in habitats where they have clear views of their surroundings.
URL:
birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=132
LOCATION:
Reifel Island
Ladner, British Columbia
40D | EF 70-200mm f4L IS USM + TC 1.4x| 200mm, 1/320 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100 | Handheld, IS=enabled | Cropped, Brightness & Contrast, Hue/Sat:
40D | EF 70-200mm f4L IS USM + TC 1.4x| 200mm, 1/320 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100 | Handheld, IS=enabled | Cropped, Brightness & Contrast, Hue/Sat:
40D | EF 70-200mm f4L IS USM + TC 1.4x| 200mm, 1/320 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100 | Handheld, IS=enabled | Cropped, Brightness & Contrast, Hue/Sat: