(Grus canadensis)
A business trip to Seattle in the state of Washington is always a good opportunity for some excellent birdwatching. In December 1997 I was with a friend as we moved north along the coast into Canada and to the Reifel bird refuge.
To our surprise this crane came out of the reed bed and I found myself embarrassed by having an 840mm lens on the camera. I hurriedly backed away and tried to get this shot without including other bird watchers who were using shorter lenses much closer to the bird.
