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Uploaded 20-Feb-13
Taken 17-Nov-07


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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
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Keywords:sandhill cranes
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Dimensions2421 x 1614
Original file size1.13 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken17-Nov-07 10:37
Date modified17-Nov-07 10:37
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 5D
Focal length700 mm
Exposure1/4000 at f/5.6
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 800
Metering modePattern
Male Sandhill Crane in courtship display

Male Sandhill Crane in courtship display

Males strut, spread their wings, raise their bills, leap from the water, all accompanied by a deep, slow resonant call.  The female responds with a higher pitch rapid call, with the pair calling back and forth in an elaborate duet.