They are back...

Winter is officially winding down and warm weather is coming back and that means the Sandhill Cranes are returning. On my drive to work this morning I decided to drive through Kensington Metro Park and I'm glad I did.

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a wonderful capture -- he is so beautiful -- great focus an clarity ! fav

[gloria jones]

Beautiful

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful capture, Debra.

[KWind]

Love the pose! Super clear shot.

[Milanie]

What a wonderful pose and setting for the shot. Nicely done!

[Kate Goring]

Fabulous shot! Love the beautiful light.

[Julie Chapa]

Great shot!

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic :)

[Paula W]

Nice gentle light bringing out the lovely colours and detail in the feathers.

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautiful light, detail and pose, fav for me.

[Vic]

Wonderful! and he/she let you get fairly close too.

[haydn morris]

you did very well to get this close and for the Crane to remain still to get the great texture in the plumage

[Nicole]

beautiful bird!

[linking seasons]

beautiful capture!

[Debbie]

Wow. This is such a beautiful capture. Perfect focus and light.

[Maggiemae]

You knew where to go to get such a good photo!

[Debra]

@maggiemae @deborah63 @turtle7331 @nicoleterheide @handymaurice @wintivic @tristansmum @paulaw @gilbertwood @tjchapa @kategoring @milaniet @kwind @mittens @seattlite @beryl Thanks everyone for you comments and fav's. We are lucky to live just down the road from this wonderful metro park. It covers a very large area, several lakes, miles of biking and hiking trails. It's a wonderful place for artist, photographers, and nature lovers!

[Jenfurj]

Lovely capture, great clarity

[vstap]

Lovely snowcapped capture. I have seen these birds from afar before, but never from this close. Nice shot!