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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Ultralight Migration Moves into Alabama

After spending a week in west Tennessee, the 2008 class of ultralight trained whooping cranes has finally moved into Alabama. With the change in Operation Migration's southerly migration route, this marks their first journey through the state of Alabama which greeted them with fresh snow. Richard van heuvelen describes the reaction of the juvenile cranes in his lead pilot's report. Also visit the photo journal to see some beautiful migration photos and the juveniles standing in the snow.

Painting: "Peaceful Morning", 29" x 21" original watercolor by Vickie Henderson, 2004.
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8 comments:

  1. Michele WassellDecember 13, 2008 at 8:12 PM

    WOW! Thats STUNNING... Beautiful work!

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  2. MaryDecember 13, 2008 at 8:14 PM

    Vickie, thank you for visiting. Your art is fabulous. I spent some time this evening browsing through your site and couldn't resist catching up with your hummingbirds of 2008. It seems you were fixated, too? LOL! Oh, I love hummingbird summers. Your photos are glorious.

    Mary

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  3. ShelleyDecember 13, 2008 at 8:54 PM

    That watercolor is so beautiful - just gives me a such a strong feeling of what it would be like to witness this in person!

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  4. VickieDecember 13, 2008 at 9:59 PM

    Thanks, Michelle. One of my favorite subjects!

    Hi Mary, welcome and thank you. Yes, I saw some of your hummingbird photos also. We have a mutual love there. Wasn't it quiet after they left?!

    Thank you, Shelly. It is incredible to witness the migration in person. It never fails to stir goose bumps.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 14, 2008 at 1:01 AM

    Vickie, that is an absolutely beautiful watercolour. The colours are well balanced, the subject matter tells a great story. This piece of art is priceless...

    Happy Holidays! :)

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  6. VickieDecember 14, 2008 at 9:18 AM

    Thank you, Bernie. Happy Holidays to you, too!

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  7. RedzlanDecember 15, 2008 at 12:10 AM

    What can I say?
    Yes, Beautiful piece of art.

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  8. Kathie BrownDecember 16, 2008 at 10:28 PM

    Another beautiful painting Vickie! I love the background colors and the subtle shading on the birds.

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