Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]super--especially the third ric On Mar 24, 2013, at 12:17 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > A big unexpected bonus in Amboseli was the sheer number of Grey Crowned > Cranes, most in pairs accompanied by a couple of bundles of brown fluffy > chicks following them around. Every waking moment seemed to be spent in > foraging for food and feeding the chicks, usually one chick to each parent. > Surprisingly, unlike the shy behaviour that I had come across elsewhere, > they were not perturbed in the least bit having vehicles that emitted > strange clicking sounds from within around them as they went about the > business of feeding the chicks. Here are three studies of this > spectacularly beautiful bird, all taken late in the evening when they > seemed to be most active: > > Calling: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Amboseli_20130228_02366.jpg.html > > Grooming: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Amboseli_20130228_02592.jpg.html > > Family Portrait: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Amboseli_20130301_03739.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE. > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information