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Joe Wang
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p.1 #1 · Rare find on roof

I heard a loud honking early this morning and went outside and found this East African Gray Crowned Crane on my chimney. Since this is the national bird of Uganda and I live in the SF bay area this seemed strange. A quick search on the internet - turns out this bird escaped from a collector a year and a half ago and has been living free ever since. Still, not an everyday kind of sighting around here!

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Even with a bird this large (like a flamingo) on my roof, I could have used a bigger lens. I only have a 70-300 and wanted more.

Joe

Feb 18, 2008 at 05:38 PM

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p.1 #2 · Rare find on roof

Now that is a wonderful capture.

Wacky roger

Feb 18, 2008 at 05:49 PM

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p.1 #3 · Rare find on roof

Either way.... Congratulations to the Encounter of the Third Kind.

How fun this must have been & congrats on the shots. Maybe if you put of food it'll come back.

Lil

Feb 18, 2008 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #4 · Rare find on roof

What a gorgeous bird! You must feel priveliged. Did you find out if there's a reward?

Frank

Feb 18, 2008 at 06:10 PM


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