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Courtship Football

A male sandhill crane tries to impress his mate by tossing a cow patty into the air while "dancing". The geese were not impressed......
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A male sandhill crane tries to impress his mate by tossing a cow patty into the air while "dancing". The geese were not impressed...
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NIKON D500

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1400 Shutter 10/25000 Focal Length 2000/10

location

Sierraville, California, US

upload_date

Mar, 2021

Views

203

Likes

+36

Awards

Peer Award

+12

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

Top Choice

Superior Skill

All Star

Emotions

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Lmao!!!! Who would NOT be impressed by a suitor tossing a cow patty into the air!!!! Outstanding capture!!!!

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Lol. Well now Mark, I would have to say, you nailed this shot. Love your comment sir!

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Fancy footwork

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Awesome timing and capture!!! So special to capture this ritual....I am sure the cow patty tossing sealed the deal!! Lol!!!

Awesome !!

Lol. That must have been a hoot! Such a fun group to photograph, I imagine.

I love those birds.

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Cool capture Mark! I had no idea how to impress a female Sandhill Crane....cow patty kick?