Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.
Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.
Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.
Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.
Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.
Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.
Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.
Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

Sandhill Crane

(Grus canadensis)

Description:

Three juveniles launch to the air. Crane numbers have noticably increased in recent years at Vendel Road, also known as Unit #1 of the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. It occupies the agricultural and marsh lands at the southern tip of the Salton Sea near Westmorland in Imperial County.

Date Taken: 2019:10:28 12:23

Location:

Vendel Road
Westmorland, California
United States
213.27 ft below sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

File Name: SandhillCrane_D5X5796-VendelRoad-SaltonSea

© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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