Wildlife Photography: Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)



Grey Crowned Crane spotted at Jurong Bird Park


The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. This animal does not migrate. It has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species. 
~ Wikipedia

15 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous bird and a fantastic capture, Cher! Really beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

    Sylvia

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  2. Cool looking crane and a great photo. Thanks for sharing this neat bird.

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  3. they are a beauty, love that crown they wear on their head like a queen and queen and crane rhymes :)

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  4. Such a beautiful crane! Great photo.

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  5. Beautiful shot, Cher! Love that plumage!

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  6. Too funny - I posted the same bird today(different location and photos, of course). If you get a chance, check it out. I love this photo - the bird is so pretty!

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  7. They are such beautiful birds. I just saw a couple at the local zoo yesterday~

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  8. Great post and nice photo!
    I saw this type of crane in Tanzania and took some shots of it!

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  9. He's a real beauty. Great shot. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  10. Impossible bird, gorgeous!!
    ;-)wbw!

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  11. That's a really nice shot of a beautiful bird Cher but the copyright watermark is really distracting. If you don't mind me asking, why did you put such an intrusive watermark across the middle of your beautiful photo?

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    1. haha, didn't realize the watermark was too big. thanks for the feedback,Larry. :)

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