Month: August 2013

On November 25th 2012 this picture of a crane shadow on an ultralight airplane wing appeared in a moving Operation Migration Field Journal entry entitled “THE SENSATIONAL SIX BECOMES FABULOUS FIVE” by Liz Condie.

The shadow on the wing to many “Craniacs” represented the spirit of whooping crane number 10-12 (aka “Ruthie Louise”) who had been the “diva” of her small flock before she died with a broken leg, weeks earlier during the migration.

Many recall seeing the photo, but few know the story behind that particular image. Continue reading “Shadow on the Wing – Operation Migration class of 2012”

I have often commented that St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to take photographs and there is always something new to see.

This was particularly true New Years Eve December 31, 2012.

My wife and I were walking along the lighthouse levee trail on the bay side when we heard a bubbling (gurgling) sound coming from the water. It was the kind of sound you hear when waves splash over a hollow log or container and the air bubbles out.

Continue reading “Strange ocean sounds at Saint Marks NWR”