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Rowe Sanctuary Crane Photography Blinds
Outside protected areasby Audubon Great Plains, Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary
Riverside blinds on the Platte River for photographing the spring sandhill crane roost. A guided three-hour sunrise or sunset photography session is offered, plus an overnight experience where two people stay in an unheated blind for about 16 hours through dusk, night and dawn. Tripods are allowed; flash is not.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Hide
- Ground level
- Session
- 3 hours, overnight
- Places
- Up to 2 photographers
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, open
- April, open
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Mar, Apr
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Chicago time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 08:02– | 16:51– | 9h 36m9 h 36 min | 28° |
| Feb | 07:34– | 17:33– | 10h 41m10 h 41 min | 37° |
| MarIn season | 07:51– | 19:06– | 11h 56m11 h 56 min | 47° |
| AprIn season | 07:01– | 19:38– | 13h 18m13 h 18 min | 59° |
| May | 06:23– | 20:07– | 14h 27m14 h 27 min | 68° |
| Jun | 06:09– | 20:27– | 15h 4m15 h 4 min | 73° |
| Jul | 06:23– | 20:25– | 14h 48m14 h 48 min | 71° |
| Aug | 06:51– | 19:56– | 13h 47m13 h 47 min | 63° |
| Sep | 07:21– | 19:08– | 12h 28m12 h 28 min | 52° |
| Oct | 07:51– | 18:18– | 11h 8m11 h 8 min | 41° |
| Nov | 07:27– | 16:37– | 9h 55m9 h 55 min | 31° |
| Dec | 07:58– | 16:26– | 9h 17m9 h 17 min | 26° |