Stephen > The day had turned considerably cloudy so I had to use a flash which really cause the background the brighten a bit.  However the high key background does help to bring out the black and white of this ladderbacked woodpecker from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.  Near Austwell, Texas, November 2007
Stephen > I took this picture of this buck from a small boat in the Intracoastal Highway in between Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and the outer banks along the Gulf Coast.  It obviously had swum to this barrier island which I think is pretty impressive for a deer but apparently they are good swimmers.  Texas Gulf Coast Intracoastal Highway, November 2007.
Stephen > Taking a step forward in the marshy ground this adult whooping crane was looking for a nice place to forage without being bothered by some guy on a boat with big black camera and lens.  Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, November 20, 2007.
Stephen > Taking a step forward in the marshy ground this adult whooping crane was looking for a nice place to forage without being bothered by some guy on a boat with big black camera and lens.  Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, November 20, 2007.
Stephen > Yet more shots of a whooping crane under cloudy skies.  The clouds had rolled in from Aransas Bay and had decided to stay even though the whooping cranes were being a bit more cooperative with the photographs. I suppose asking for nice light and cooperative whooping cranes was a bit much.  :-) This one was on the outer banks of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, November 20, 2007.
Stephen > The clouds were still hanging around but our boat guide/operator was able to get us very close to this whooping crane.  Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, November 20, 2007.
Stephen > I continued tracking this whooping crane as it walked near the shoreline.  I like the eye contact here.  The cloudy skies really allowed the yellow of its eyes to stand out.  November 20, 2007.
Stephen > Here is another image of a whooping crane under cloudy skies.  The skies would be extremely sunny one second, then cloudy the next.  It played havoc on my exposure.  This was from one of the outer banks of Aransas NWR, near Rockport, Texas, November 20, 2007.
Stephen > The clouds are rolling in as a snapped this photo of an adult walking near the shoreline of the outer banks of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, November 20, 2007.
The day had turned considerably cloudy so I had to use a flash which really cause the background the brighten a bit. However the high key background does help to bring out the black and white of this ladderbacked woodpecker from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Near Austwell, Texas, November 2007
Stephen > The day had turned considerably cloudy so I had to use a flash which really cause the background the brighten a bit.  However the high key background does help to bring out the black and white of this ladderbacked woodpecker from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.  Near Austwell, Texas, November 2007
The day had turned considerably cloudy so I had to use a flash which really cause the background the brighten a bit. However the high key background does help to bring out the black and white of this ladderbacked woodpecker from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Near Austwell, Texas, November 2007
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