Sandhill Crane Migration
Wildlife, Equipment Steve Eckes Wildlife, Equipment Steve Eckes

Sandhill Crane Migration

Getting a chance to photograph the sandhill crane migration along the Platte River has been on my bucket list for a long time. This year we had a chance to check that checkbox. We drove out to North Platte, Nebraska for this adventure. We had signed up with Dusty Trails, LLC, a company that offered guided tours of the migration.

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Equalizer Lake Shorebirds
Steve Eckes Steve Eckes

Equalizer Lake Shorebirds

was another fine Colorado spring morning. The sun was peeking over the horizon, The skies were only partly-cloudy and the wind was blustery and in excess of 20 miles per hour. Ok, maybe not so fine with that wind but, it is Colorado in the spring. We decided that we wanted to photograph some shorebirds this morning. We had a couple of locations in mind.

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Sony 70-200mm Lens Issue
Equipment Steve Eckes Equipment Steve Eckes

Sony 70-200mm Lens Issue

We went out to Equalizer Lake in Loveland, Colorado this morning to photograph shorebirds. That was the secondary goal. The primary goal was to test the new firmware on the Sony 70-200mm lens. First the back story.

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