New on 500px : Monastery Maria Krönung by ludwigriml by ludwigriml

Church interior of the monastary Maria Krönung, Traunkirchen, Austria

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New on 500px : something in the air ? by mail4wallaby by mail4wallaby

Leopard at Na’ankuse-Wildpark sanctuary

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New on 500px : Heavy Crane Traffic on the Flyway Highway by chrishpetersen by chrishpetersen

The spring sandhill crane migration on the “Flyway Highway” is already in full swing along the Platte River in Nebraska.

Each spring, a magical migration happens in the Great Plains. More than 600,000 sandhill cranes converge on Nebraska’s Platte River valley—a critical sliver of threatened habitat in North America’s Central Flyway. They stop to feed and rest before completing their long journey to Canada’s nesting sites.

Along with the cranes come millions of migrating ducks and geese in the neighboring rainwater basins. And following these migrations are literally hundreds of photographers from all over the world.

After seeing my international wildlife photos, some have asked if I ever take wildlife photos from my home area. Absolutely! There is nothing quite like the experience of seeing and hearing hundreds of thousands of cranes descending from sky like paratroopers as they go to roost each night on the Platte River.

To find out more about how you might photograph this amazing migration, and support the efforts to preserve crane habitat, do a search for Rowe Sanctuary and the Crane Trust.

I’m also happy to provide you with details.
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