Camera: Nikon D850

Lens: 300mm f/4

Aperture: f/4

Shutter speed: 1/400

ISO: 100

Description: A crowned crane shakes the rain drops off its feathers during one of February's many rain storms

Story from behind the lens: I've wanted to get a shot like this for a long time, crowned cranes make such interesting photography subjects but the conditions have to be perfect. While the continuous rain throughout February made life a logistical nightmare it did provide the atmosphere needed for this shot - the mixture of falling rain, the motion of the crane shaking its feathers and its vibrant colouring completed the image