Stephen > Got to love the head dress on these cranes!  Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas June, 2009
Stephen > Another low light image of a sandhill crane foraging in the scrub brush surrounding Rockport, Texas.  January, 2009
Stephen > Low light image of two sandhill cranes foraging in scrub brush at sundown.  Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > This is another image of the sandhill cranes I found foraging in the scrub brush land that surrounds the Rockport, Texas area.  The sandies winter in the area.  Rockport, Texas, January 2009.
Stephen > Harsh light and shadows, but I was able to achieve some nice eye contact.  Before leaving the area, I went by this ranch where I had seen these sandhill cranes the previous day in low light.  This day, the light was high and harsh, but I am satisfied with being able to find the sandhill cranes again.  Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > This small family group of whooping cranes allowed me to approach rather closely as they felt relatively protected by the confines of this small cove in which they were foraging for food.  The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is just beyond the tall grasses that are in the background.  Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > "Dad, are you finding anything under there?"  This pair, a male adult whooping crane, I think, and a juvenile, was looking for lunch around midday in a small cove near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.  I was crouching in the water and mud just inside this cove.  Matagorda Island was the largest island to my back.  Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > A trio of whooping cranes feeding in a quiet cove along the Texas Intracoastal Highway near Aransas NWR.  I was laying down on my stomach on a berm that bordered this cove.  Near Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Stephen > One could not wait any longer to take this picture as the sun was practically down when I took this picture, but I like how the head plumage and eye stand out even in the last rays of the day.  Rockport, Texas, January 2009
Got to love the head dress on these cranes! Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas June, 2009
Stephen > Got to love the head dress on these cranes!  Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas June, 2009
Got to love the head dress on these cranes! Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas June, 2009
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