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Whooping Cranes, Revisited

By James Braswell | Published March 11, 2015

Today’s post is a re-post of a special encounter I had in 2012. As you read this post, I am on my way back to the Platte River to photograph the migrating Sandhill Cranes, and (hopefully) another Whooping Crane! I plan on blogging live from the area, as I have time. Until I have some […]

Posted in Bird Photography, Nature Photography | Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, cranes, Nebraska, Platte River, spring
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Fun Friday: Jumping for Joy

By James Braswell | Published March 30, 2012

A Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) enthusiastically jumps about a sandbar in the Platte River, shortly before flying off to a nearby field to forage: Online-Photography-Classes.com

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A Whooping Good Time

By James Braswell | Published March 29, 2012

As previously noted, I was very pleasantly surprised to find a single Whooping Crane (Grus americanus) along the Platte River. The Whooping Crane is a very rare and endangered bird, numbering less than 300. Through extensive conservation efforts, their numbers are rebounding (although very slowly) from their all-time low of less than 50 birds back […]

Posted in Bird Photography, Nature Photography | Tags: behavior, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, crane, endangered, nature, Nebraska, Platte River, rare, spring, travel, whooping crane
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Sunsets and Sandhills

By James Braswell | Published March 28, 2012

The Platte River trip started out slowly, with rain sporadically hindering us. But as the week progressed, we began receiving beautiful weather and some awesome sunrises and sunsets. In today’s post, I am sharing some images of the Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) as they return to the Platte River for roosting … and in one […]

Posted in Bird Photography, Nature Photography | Tags: behavior, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, crane, migration, nature, Nebraska, Platte River, roost, sandhill crane, spring, sunset, travel
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In-Flight Beauties

By James Braswell | Published March 27, 2012

As I’ve started the long, tedious process of editing the thousands of images made along Nebraska’s Platte River last week, I decided to share a few images of Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) as they flew by me on the way to the fields to forage during the day. I think you will agree these are […]

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Red with Envy

By James Braswell | Published March 26, 2012

Just arrived back home from a grueling, but fun, week on the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. Late nights, combined with early mornings, left a little gap in the ole sleep schedule, but I had a wonderful and very rewarding experience on the Platte. One morning, I was photographing Sandhill Cranes that were moving from […]

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