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Dipping before liftoff  
   

Dipping before liftoff

Monday a professional photographer I know told me to watch for this. Sometimes as they are preparing to lift off, the cranes will dip their breasts in the water just before they fly. Well after hearing that I watched for it the last two days. This image shows it clearly. This was taken immediately after the previously posted image. As you can see from the positioning it's the same 3 birds and the one on the right dipped his breasts into the water as he is about to fly away.
Bosque 3rd installment

November 18th 2008
My time here at Bosque is flying by - pardon the pun! I’m having a great time here even though it seems like there are fewer birds here than last year. In addition, the Sandhill Cranes seem to be taking off BEFORE sunrise and flying back into the ponds AFTER sunset. As a result much of the time I’m trying to shoot in very low light. As you will see in my images posted with today’s entr ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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