A Visit with Sandhill Cranes in Alabama
Donna Spencer Donna Spencer

A Visit with Sandhill Cranes in Alabama

I just visited the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama where thousands of Sandhill Cranes spend the winter, arriving late in November and staying into February. I learned about this place years ago during a workshop with Tillman Crane while I was working on “A Southern Diary”. I didn’t have much time then, or an appropriate lens, and I have been wanting to get back there since. The birds have about 35,000 acres to themselves, but fortunately, several thousand were close to visitor viewing areas.

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Sing Your Song, Featured in the Perspective’s Group Exhibition
Donna Spencer Donna Spencer

Sing Your Song, Featured in the Perspective’s Group Exhibition

I’m pleased that “Sing Your Song” has been included in Perspective’s Gallery’s January exhibition Connection/Disconnection. “Sing Your Song” is from my current project, Recover & Release, which is about our connection to the wildlife in our communities.

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