Close Encounters of the Crane Kind

These two seemed to be having a very quick chat as the one flew by. Red-crowned Cranes were just beautiful, elegant creatures. A wonderful opportunity during the trip @jyokota and I did (with 2 other photographer friends) to Hokkaido, Japan.

[eDorre]

magical

[Kate A 🇦🇺]

Fabulous shot!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a sensational image

[Diana]

Stunning capture of these beautiful Japanese cultural icons!

[PhylM*S]

Gorgeous

[John Falconer]

Fabulous capture

[Jennifer Eurell]

Beautiful capture.

[Joan Robillard]

Great Shot

[Janice]

Great capture and composition, really suits B&W.

[Beverley]

Sooo beautiful…. Wow

[Lou Ann]

Oh how beautiful to see! The cranes look so elegant in B&W!

[Paula Fontanini]

Breathtakingly beautiful!!

[Corinne C]

Amazing pic!

[Call me Joe]

Caption and the image are perfection!

[Danette Thompson]

So stunning!

[Merrelyn]

Fabulous image.

[Issi Bannerman]

Taffy, this is fabulous!

[Steve Chappell]

Fantastic!

[Jane Pittenger]

So incredibly elegant

[gloria jones]

Stunning capture...wonderful light

[Allison Maltese]

What a fabulous composition and image. You timed it perfectly.

[LManning (Laura)]

Stunning in every way.

[KV]

Elegant birds… so beautiful. The interaction you caught is superb. Super fav!

[haskar]

Fabulous scene.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Amazing photograph

[Islandgirl]

Beautiful!

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

👍👍👍So delicate

[GaryW]

Gorgeous!

[KWind]

Outstanding! FAV.

[Nada]

Wow.

[Lee-Ann]

Nice shot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, great capture.

[Jeremy Cross]

Great shot

[Renee Salamon]

Stunning capture

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Pam Knowler]

Wonder capture!

[Wylie]

fabulous shot, beautifully choreographed!

[Peter Dulis]

Nice one

[carol white]

Fabulous capture. Fav 😊

[Dorothy]

Elegant!

[Yao RL]

This is amazing

[Dione Giorgio]

Big fav. Magnificent shot.

[Skip Tribby - ​🇺🇸 🇮🇱]

Excellent capture!

[amyK]

Outstanding

[Brian]

Awesome

[Casablanca 🇬🇧]

What a stunning shot, you must be delighted with this one

[Ann H. LeFevre]

The timing of this image couldn't be more perfect.

[PhotoCrazy]

Fabulous capture!

[katy]

AWESOME Taffy! Easy to see why this one was number one on the top 20 this week

[Taffy]

@grammyn Thanks so much for letting me know! Exciting to see!

[KV]

Congrats on making #1 on TT… kudos!

[Vesna]

This photo is the first on Top 20 Chart. Congratulations!

[Judith Johnson]

Wonderful image Taffy. Congrats on no.1!