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Photographers at Stop 13
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Pond at Audio Tour Stop #13
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Leaning into the wind signals an imminent departure
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The lean was followed by a running start...
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...and repeated leaps...
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...with lots of splashing...
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...until they were finally airborne.
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Headed to the feeding grounds
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They were being watched by an observer without a camera
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Sometimes they took off away from me
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Then turned northward...
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...and flew past the Bald Eagle
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Some flew closer
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Some stayed close together
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Some joined up inflight
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Flying off in formation
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Thin Layer of Ice - will there be ice bracelets?
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Does this crane have an ice bracelet on its trailing leg?
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It definitely has an ice bracelet on its left leg
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So does this crane
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Some even had two ice bracelets like the crane in the rear
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But most cranes did not have them
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Some had company down low
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Some had company up high
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Some had company coming and going
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Northern Pintails flew by themselves
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A pair flew right at me
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Another pair did too with one sporting an ice bracelet
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An even closer view of the crane with the ice bracelet
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Closer yet - that was an awesome place to stop