Stopover - Sandhill Crane
by Nikolyn McDonald
Title
Stopover - Sandhill Crane
Artist
Nikolyn McDonald
Medium
Photograph - Photopainting
Description
The sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) is a migratory bird that uses the Platte River valley as a stopover point during its annual migration. Indeed, they get their common name from the Nebraska Sandhills which begin in this area and stretch north and west up into the state. The birds migrate through quickly in the fall, but the spring migration is incredible. For about a month (varies from late February into early April but primarily in March), over 500,000 cranes pause to rest and eat in the cornfields that surround the river where they sleep on the sandbars. This image is presented in a 2:1 panoramic ratio and has a painted effect that is most noticeable at high resolution and on the rows of corn stubble.
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February 11th, 2017
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