Juvenile Sandhill Crane In-Flight at Sunrise

Nikon D1h, 500mm f/4 AF-S, Matrix Metering, 1/1000sec, f/8, -0.7EV, ISO 200, Gitzo 410, Wimberly Sidekick, RAW Format

This young guy appeared to have taken off with the wrong group. Soon after liftoff with a couple other mature birds, it broke formation and flew around the pond sqwaking. After a bit, it decided to land and took off later with different group. I cropped this about 20% off the top.