Sandhill cranes •• hidden

Uploaded 3-Dec-07

Taken 17-Nov-07

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Category:Animals

Subcategory:Birds

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Keywords:sandhill cranes

Photo Info

Dimensions4048 x 2690

Original file size2.46 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)

Date taken17-Nov-07 10:07

Date modified17-Nov-07 10:07

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon

Camera modelCanon EOS 5D

Focal length700 mm

Exposure1/1600 at f/6.3

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 800

Metering modePattern

Sandhill cranes in early morning light

Sandhill cranes are one of the most ancient bird species, with fossils found up to nine million years old. They are the most abundant of cranes on Planet Earth. These birds can live to more than 20 years old in the wild, twice that long in captivity. The Rocky Mountain "tribe" found at the Bosque del Apache is he largest subspecies (Greater Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis tabida).