Crane courtship dance: This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend... Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

mrozzoo Loc: Illinois

This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend...

Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

1/800 sec f5.6 ISO 500 manual camera setting, handheld thru driver's side window.

near North Judson Indiana

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

mrozzoo wrote:

This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend...

Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

1/800 sec f5.6 ISO 500 manual camera setting, handheld thru driver's side window.

near North Judson Indiana

Wow! Great catch!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Excellent shot!

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Good eye mrozzoo.

Don

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

mrozzoo wrote:

This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend...

Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

1/800 sec f5.6 ISO 500 manual camera setting, handheld thru driver's side window.

near North Judson Indiana

I guess some crane females are easier to impress than others

AndoverBob

Great nature scene.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nicely done.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

mrozzoo wrote:

This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend...

Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

1/800 sec f5.6 ISO 500 manual camera setting, handheld thru driver's side window.

near North Judson Indiana

Nice shot.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

hettmoe Loc: Rural ND

Very nice!

PSims46 Loc: Maryland

Thanks for providing the camera and settings information. Many times when I see a photo posted I wonder how and what equipment was used. It’s always a learning process.

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

mrozzoo wrote:

This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend...

Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

1/800 sec f5.6 ISO 500 manual camera setting, handheld thru driver's side window.

near North Judson Indiana

Cool!

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

mrozzoo wrote:

This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend...

Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

1/800 sec f5.6 ISO 500 manual camera setting, handheld thru driver's side window.

near North Judson Indiana

Great capture! Wonderful combo-D850, 500pF! Thanx for sharing.

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

mrozzoo wrote:

This male crane was picking up sticks and throwing them into the air to impress his new lady friend...

Nikon D850 with Nikon 500mm PF 5.6 lens set to DX crop...

1/800 sec f5.6 ISO 500 manual camera setting, handheld thru driver's side window.

near North Judson Indiana

Well done, Mrozzoo!

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

Nice