The Dance Of The Sandhill Cranes
by Kay Novy
Title
The Dance Of The Sandhill Cranes
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a 4,515-acre (1,827 ha) unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Brighton, in Kenosha County. This managed prairie contains 8.3 miles (13 km) of mountain bike trails. Other recreational activities include high power rocketry, swimming, dogsledding, falconry, ATV sports, land sailing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping with amenities, and ultralight aviation. There is a wildlife preserve where great egrets, sandhill cranes, and great blue herons are known to nest.
The park is on land once intended for the Richard Bong Air Force Base, whose namesake is World War II veteran aviator Maj. Richard Ira Bong. Part of what was intended to be the 12,500-foot (3,800 m) main airstrip is still visible from aerial photos of the site.
Largely due to its name's coincidental allusions to marijuana use, Bong Recreation Area is a frequent target of sign theft. This has led to the manufacturing of T-shirts and sweatshirts bearing the highway exit sign.
The Richard Bong SRA is one of the centerpieces of the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
The Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird references habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills in the American Midwest. This is the most important stopover area for the nominotypical subspecies, the Lesser Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis canadensis), with up to 450,000 of these birds migrating through annually.
Adults are gray overall; during breeding, the plumage is usually much worn and stained, particularly in the migratory populations, and looks nearly ochre. The average weight of the larger male is 4.57 kg (10.1 lb), while the average weight of females is 4.02 kg (8.9 lb), with a range of 2.7 to 6.7 kg (6.0 to 15 lb) across the subspecies.[2][3] The Sandhill Crane has a red forehead, white cheeks and a long dark pointed bill. Its long dark legs trail behind in flight, and the long neck is kept straight in flight. Immature birds have reddish brown upperparts and gray underparts.The sexes look alike. Size varies among the different subspecies. Additionally the average height of these birds is around 80 to 120 cm (2.6 to 3.9 ft
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Comments (17)
Kay Novy
Carole, "World Landscape Lovers Of Art", thanks so much for the homepage feature! Much appreciated! Kay
Penny Meyers
Wonderful capture, Kay! They really do appear to be dancing, and it looks like fun! I love the colors of the grasses and the silvery water, as well... beautiful composition! V, PIF
Kathy Braud
Fun shot of elusive birds, Kay, and they are thoughtfully moving about in a dance mode! Great shadow and reflection capture. Lovely variety of textured colors on the hill background.
Roy McPeak
Cool capture and title Kay! V/F!
Kay Novy replied:
Thanks Roy. Lol.......about the title, I had to give them one and they almost looked like they were dancing! Fun to watch.
Randy Rosenberger
Love your title, Kay, as it does appear as they are doing the dance of the sand hill cranes! lol Very nicely capture and very well presented piece. fave and vote