KCollett wrote:
Excellent work Jim! I especially like 3 & 4. There is a small group in #3 that are not at all cooperating with the general flow of things. Better have a talk with them!

Thanks Ken! Given all the honking these guys were doing, I think THEY would do all the talking.

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Congrats on the first Jim The first three for me, well done

Tim

Thanks Tim, much appreciated.

blueimage wrote:
Sweet Jim, very Bosque'esqe

Jim


Lodi will do for now, but one day, Bosque! thanks Jim

Rob Tillyer wrote:
Nice job Jim, that's a shoot you'll not soon forget.

Rob

You are absolutely right, Rob. The sights and sounds of the Sandies coming in were something else!

birdied wrote:
Congratulations !!! I have never seen these and what a treat it must be.
My picks of would be 1,2,3,4 and 8. Lovely set.
Can't wait to see your sunrise shots

Birdie

Thanks Birdie, it was amazing

kmunroe wrote:
nicely done Jim .. the first two for me

thanks for the picks, Kyle.

surfnron wrote:
Congrats Jim on the firsts. You did well with these. 1 and 3 are my picks ~ Ron

thank you, Ron. Much appreciated!

marklankton wrote:
Welcome to the Fred Miranda Sandhill Love rehab center. All nice shots; #3 is my favorite.
Mark

Indeed. At first I didn't understand it, and then I saw and heard them...now I'm also hooked

thanks Mark

morris wrote:
3, 5, 6 and 8 are super Jim

Morris

Thanks for the picks, Morris

Great set, Jim. Beautiful backgrounds and action.
Nancy

Karl Witt wrote:
I am liking #4 and #9 as well as 1-3 Jim. Glad you had the chance to see multiples of them, I am still stuck on seeing two at most

Karl

Come West, Karl. Sandhill Heaven out this way.

Thanks for the picks, I was partial to those as well.

Jim

codroy wrote:
Beautiful set...first 3 for me..!!

thank you, codroy, much appreciated!

tfoltz wrote:
Jim, Congratulations, what a thrill it must have been and great photos to remember your first sandies by.

-Tim

thank you very much, Tim. It was memorable fo sho

How are things at BC?

eyelaser wrote:
Great shots Jim. I have not seen my first so I can only imagine the excitement.
Eric

I'm sure it's not quite like staring down a Cheetah, Eric, but it WAS exciting

Storm300 wrote:
Nice images! If you didn't say anything, I could have mistaken these for Bosque. Nice job!

thank you very much!

Thomas Sanders wrote:
Always love seeing these big beautiful birds and you did em proud Jim!
Neat lighting treatment for these and hope you get another whack at em soon

Tom

Thank you, Tom. I hope so too!

Jim

Howard Kearley wrote:
super shots and congrats

Howard

Thank you for the kind response, Howard.

Jim

CDaescher wrote:
Big congrats, Jim.
This looks like a lot of excitement. The air must have been full of sounds.
Chris


Thank you Chris! It was very exciting and very loud.

Jim

#4 is stunning!

sdgnh wrote:
Great set, Jim. Beautiful backgrounds and action.
Nancy

Thank you for your kind comments.

Jim