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Mar 24, 2009 13:27 | #1

I just got back from Rowe Sanctuary in Nebraska where I met up with another POTN'er to stay in the photo blinds. The weather was great when we arrived, but by the second night it was extremely windy. In spite of the weather, I managed to get some photos. It was a great experience and very cool to see thousands of cranes (and spend the night with them!)

View of the blind:

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577614/original.jpg

Sunset cranes:

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577615/original.jpg

Early morning cranes:

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577612/original.jpg

Incoming:

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577602/original.jpg

Pair o' cranes:

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577603/original.jpg

Flyby:

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577604/original.jpg

Finally, some decent light! This was the second morning. It was extremely windy (50+ mph gusts) and the cranes were very jittery.

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577606/original.jpg

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Mar 24, 2009 13:30 | #2

Excellent series. I'll have to try out a duck blind one of these days and see what happens.

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Mar 24, 2009 13:31 | #3

Tremendous Liz, i bet you get a wall full of hangers if this set are anything to go by, great job.Sunset is fabulous.

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Mar 24, 2009 13:43 as a reply to @ aligater's post | #4

WOW wild pic's excellent job !!!!!!!

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Mar 24, 2009 13:53 | #5

Nice work

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Mar 24, 2009 14:02 as a reply to @ L.Morey's post | #6

Wow...what a fantastic experience it must have been Liz!!!

I look forward to treasuring many experiences like this in the field in the very near future!

Wonderful pics and fantastic work as usual!!!

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Mar 24, 2009 14:06 | #7

Wow.....you spent the night with them....... you are a looney bird! only kidding-- great job!

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Mar 24, 2009 14:10 | #8

What a brilliant adventure, Liz, and very much worth it. Great shots.

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Mar 24, 2009 14:38 | #9

Absolutely lovely series. The sunset shot is just wonderful.

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Mar 24, 2009 16:49 | #10

Gotta admire your willingness to rough it for the sake of your art. I just love the sunset and the one lone crane in such beautiful light. I never knew that sanctuaries had blinds set up. I'll need to look into that.

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Mar 24, 2009 18:38 | #11

These are all great shots Liz....that's a whole lotta cranes.

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Mar 24, 2009 18:40 | #12

Wow Liz very awesome, that blind is smaller than I thought it would be . I can only imagine the sights and sounds there. Excellent shots despite the adverse weather .

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Mar 24, 2009 18:54 as a reply to @ andrewhuxman's post | #13

Thanks all, it was fun and I'd definitely do it again. Maybe spend one night in the blind, and another more out in the field. The blind is good but you're limited to that one spot when you're in the blind. There are some other places around the area where it might be fun to explore. Here are a couple from inside the blind so you can imagine the full experience.

This is me and as usual I have a mascot along for good luck. It was actually much warmer than I anticipated and I hadn't brought along a lot of warm weather clothing!

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577616/original.jpg

Take a wild guess what the bucket is for. My little friend is demonstrating.

That part turned out not to be nearly as traumatic as I had made it out to be.

IMAGE: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/110577617/original.jpg

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Mar 24, 2009 19:03 | #14

Got to Salute your Determination to Get Images!!! Great Images Here Liz

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Mar 24, 2009 20:32 | #15

Great series Liz, I would have spent a week in that blind just for the "Sunset Cranes," shot. It is beautiful.

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