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Interesting footwork.
Thanks for sharing, Mark.
Chris



Dec 10, 2012 at 02:41 PM
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birdied wrote:
Wonderful captures.

Birdie

Thank you Birdie -- at least they show what's going on.



Dec 10, 2012 at 06:46 PM
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CDaescher wrote:
Interesting footwork.
Thanks for sharing, Mark.
Chris

Thanks for looking, Chris.



Dec 10, 2012 at 06:46 PM
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What was the temp when you shot them? They often tuck their feet in when it's very cold after leaving the crane pools.


Dec 10, 2012 at 06:53 PM
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Very nice shots which were much appreciated even though I am not a crane nerd.
Eric



Dec 10, 2012 at 07:18 PM
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Bryan Holliday wrote:
What was the temp when you shot them? They often tuck their feet in when it's very cold after leaving the crane pools.

Hi Bryan, it was probably around 40F at the time. I had a hat and gloves on, but at least the cranes didn't have to break ice off their tootsies to fly off to breakfast.



Dec 10, 2012 at 10:43 PM
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eyelaser wrote:
Very nice shots which were much appreciated even though I am not a crane nerd.
Eric

Eric, you've shown some great behavioral stuff from Africa -- as Jim W. said above, being there and seeing what's going on is a big part of what we (try to) do.



Dec 10, 2012 at 10:44 PM
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Some neat info

Howard



Dec 12, 2012 at 02:35 PM
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Well spotted and captured Mark.
Wonder if it is related to trying to minimize the heat loss or possibly for better aerodynamics.
Martin



Dec 12, 2012 at 02:38 PM
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Excellent ! I have never seen it, nor known about it.


Dec 12, 2012 at 02:55 PM
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Nice! Thanks for sharing these. I appreciate the temperature correlation info in the comments. I only see cranes in the Southern California desert, where low temps are rare and I've never seen tucked-in feet....


Dec 13, 2012 at 01:38 PM
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