Cranes-go-round

[Mike_Friel]

I liked the deceptively circular formation of these birds returning to their roost yesterday afternoon. They are White-naped cranes, and they are especially abundant this year (700 +) at a wetland near us in Korea. Only c5000 remain, so 300 of the grouping shown here and you have the world’s population. There were a few individuals of 3 other Crane species with the White-napes, including 2 Sandhill cranes, very rare vagrants here.

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Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
D 500 + Tamron 150-600mm (@550mm) 1/1000 f13 ISO 320

Cropped and some intrusive bird parts removed. Topaz Denoise and PS Shadows/Highlights.

[linda_mellor]

Amazing, Mike. You’re so lucky to have this show right in your own backyard! Great capture and nicely done.

[Kris_Smith (Kristen M Smith)]

Wow, this is very cool. I hope protection efforts for these (and others) will be successful.

[David_Bostock]

Wow, circular indeed. Excellent shot, Mike.

[Dennis_Plank]

What a neat and unusual formation, Mike. Very nice and it’s always great to see cranes of any species.

[Chris_Baird]

Wonderful! The circular formation is a great capture. I love the lines of the wings.

[David_Schoen]

Excellent distribution here. The detail is marvelous.