Crowned crane pair

The national bird of Uganda, but these two are in a bird park in South Africa

comments (4)

travismorhardt

Lion

Beautiful capture, Claire! I would love to see these beautiful birds up close in person someday. Posted 10 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Travis, this was one of those lucky shots, both together and both looking the same way. Great birds. Posted 10 years ago

morpheme

Lion

They remind me of our Sandhill cranes, but dressed up for a party ;-p Posted 10 years ago

DonTX

Bullet Ant

What beautiful birds, and a fantastic capture of them. Well done! Posted 10 years ago

The Grey crowned crane

The grey crowned crane, also known as the African crowned crane, golden crested crane, golden-crowned crane, East African crane, East African crowned crane, African Crane, Eastern crowned crane, South African crane, Crested crane, is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, and is the national bird of Uganda.

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Similar species: Crane-like Birds

Species identified by Claire Hamilton