are you looking at me ?
The Florida Sandhill Crane is far less common, with some 5,000 individuals remaining. They are most threatened by habitat destruction and probably depend on human management in the long run. In Florida, it is protected. Since the loss of habitat is a somewhat controllable cause of a declining population, habitat preservation is a valuable management measure. Capture in Venice ,Florida at the Venice Rookery
canon 40D
canon 400mm
ISO 640
1/400 f 5.6
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JamieGreen
A beautiful looking bird.I love the depth of field. And the shadows playing on his head and back….instant fave
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much jamie
Trudi's Images
Fabulous lighting and capture Kathy, lovely work
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much trudi
Malcolm Chant
What a super looking Bird, haven’t seen one of these.
Great shot
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you malcolm, they are beautiful birds, I don;t see alot of them here
Sean Jansen
Gorgeous bird Kathy. Beautifully captured !
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Sean
suefel48
Beautiful capture, Kathy!!.... :-))
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Sue
Denis Molodkin
Stunning work, excellent composition, good job!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Denis
Robert Elliott
yes i’m looking at you you beautiful bird, lovely shot Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you Robert, they are beautiful birds
Martina Fagan
Just a stunning looking bird, great shot
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks tina, they are beautiful birds
Aleksander
an amazing image of a threatened species Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
rasnidreamer
Magnificent image Kathy. The lighting is so neat, and I love the angle of his body.Instant fav. my friend!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much sue
simonesphotos
Lovely image Kathy, I love that you got his eye in the sun so you can see the detail, gorgeous :))
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you simone
Kim McClain
Awesome work Kathy! You capture some great birds!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much kim, we will go bird hunting when you get here, know of a couple of cool places
IndraniGhose
Fantastic capture!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Roseann
Awww, Kathy. He’s a cutie. I can see how that lens can come in handy. Great capture.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, yes that len does come in handy
BigD
Good job with the camera settings, Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much big d
HOWARD S. TAYLOR
Great capture Kathy. They are beautiful birds
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, they sure are beautiful
KatsEye
How did you get so close? This is just beautiful and superb.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks, I have a 400mm len, plus we just walked up them very slowy, they watched us but didn;t mind us being there… we didn’t get to close to bother them
Tainia Finlay
Beautiful proud image of this magnificent bird Kathy. What a shame they are so threatened.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, yes it is shame that there is so many animals that are threated
wendywoo1972
absoloutly beautiful and as others have said the lighting is just perfect
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much wendy
Virginia N. Fred
Yea he’s looking at you wondering why you bothering him lol, you caught this one nicely I like the way the light is shining on his eye well done girl…..gina
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks…. he said you were bothering him…wanted to know why you were in his hood. lol
CynLynn
What a beauty! love the light and shadows, super worl Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much cindy
Elaine Teague
What a very interesting looking bird Kathy and so well captured. Well done.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you, they are beauitful birds, the pairs stay together for life
Pat Moore
Great capture!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much pat
Linda Syms
Fabulous capture Kathy.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you linda
Lori Peters
I like the use of lighting. A beautiful bird and well photographed. xo
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you lori
annalisa56
Gorgeous capture Kathy !!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
FelicityB
Beautiful lighting and detail
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Anne-Marie Bok...
Beautiful bird Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you, they really are beautiful birds… and you don;t see alot of them
MarekM
Perfect shot!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Gina Cormier
A great capture!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Gina
noffi
Great shot Kathy…The rookery is on my list. Want to go in November?? Or will it be better in the winter?
Liz
kathy s gillen... replied
thank Liz, yes we will go in Nov. sounds like a great plan. I a woman there told me the place is hopping there in the winter months
Steve Buffington
wonderful lighting Kath. Great capture.—Steve
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much steve
Rosalie Scanlon
Gorgeous capture with beautiful lighting.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Al Williscroft
Wow well done!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot
luanda
OMG! A MASTERPIECE! As usual….Instant fav!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
helmutk
Lovely capture !!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
Brandie1
Beautiful capture.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Shaun Whiteman
A great shot of this beautiful bird!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
shellbee
superb shot
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you shelby
Michael Rucci
Wonderful shot Kathy we had a couple of sandies at the zoo i worked at….My goodness their loud are’nt they?
mike
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Mike, yes they are.lol
Lynn Whitt
fantastic capture…
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you lyn
JUSTART
great shot
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
dinghysailor1
stunning capture in great light! it looks superb!
:))
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
PrairieRose
FABULOUS capture Kathy!!
Beautiful model and love the lighting…........... :))))
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much rosie
Anthony Comella
This one posed for you perfectly!!! Terrific viewing!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
DigitallyStill
Beautiful image and informative. Kathy, thanks for sharing this wonderful artwork.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Béla Török
Awesome capture, dear Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Sharon Mau
Aloha Kathy, I very much enjoyed watching the Sandhill Cranes on their twice annual migration with their arrival at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks Alaska and their mating song is so beautiful. It is amazing how large and graceful they are. This is a beautiful image. Congratulations on your feature today in Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free
24 July 2009
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Sharon, I am very honored. this was first time getting close to these beautiful birds . I bet watching their arrival is something to really see.
HelenaBrophy
Yes, I am:)...and with that spotlight on you, beautiful!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Jonice
Kathy…this is such a awesome capture of this beautiful colored bird. Love the lighting you captured too. Jonice
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much jonice
Steve Chapple
Sensational use of light and shadow, a true image of nature!
“Photography helps people to see.”
Berenice Abbott.
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much steve, and what a great quote
Delany Dean
Kathy, this is a lovely shot of this bird. (I love Sandhill Cranes, and have gotten dozens of lousy shots!) The composition, dof, lighting, color, everything really works in this one… I love it.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, this was my first time getting this close to one
Elizabeth Bravo
I love love this shot Kathy. The lighting is just perfect on the red head. Very nice capture.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, this is the first time I have gotten this close to them
bubbleblue
beautiful capture
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Ellen Price
Beautiful…Excellent capture Kathy :-)

kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, I am very honored, this was first time getting close to this bird, so it meant alot to me :)
TFFDavid
Stunning image of a beautiful bird :-)
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much david
PhotoAvenue
Great image and lovely colors
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
JuliaWright
Beautiful capture
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Lucindawind
what a fabulous capture ..the lighting is wonderful
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
David McMahon
Great shot. The light contrast really draws us straight to that hypnotic eye!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
bobbymcleod
seriously cool lighting here!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
lorilee
A wonderful capture – - – lovely light!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
1busymom
Super!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much