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Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
This large crane looked like he was hunting for small fish or frogs living in these marshy waters in Amboseli but they will feed on most things that they find as they are omnivorous. They are quite large standing at 1m tall and have a wingspan of 2m (6.5').
seen at Amboseli national park, Kenya. The East African B. r. gibbericeps occurs from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through Uganda, of which it is the national bird, and Kenya to eastern South Africa.
Spotted on Sep 10, 2011
Submitted on Mar 26, 2013
16 Comments
lovely reflection
Well I'm glad you were able to see on here in its natural surroundings then :) if you have a look in the foreground of this image you can see how numerous they were over there:http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/20379013
I have only seen these at the zoo. Amazing images!
Thank you very much Glen, Snowy, thats very kind of you to say! I do indeed go far and do enjoy all my adventures however winning the lottery would very much help with that haha ;). they were lovely birds to see but as there were so many of them about it was very easy to get a bit blasé about seeing them whilst there. This has to be my favourite and most magical spoting to date:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/174...
Beautiful bird! Great spotting!
Debbie, you go far and I go near for our spots, but WOW, what fantastic spots and adventures you have. One of my favorites. Amazing bird. Must have been amazing in person.
Thank you Andrea and yes duttagupta the blues are a nice contrast to each other and against the water :)
Magnificent bird. Great spotting Debbie!
Great spotting- I love how the brilliant blues of its foliage contrast with the water!
Thanks Nuwan :-)
Wonderful series !!
Thank you once again Antonio :)
Great spotting Debbie,beautiful bird and very good photos,congrats and thanks for sharing.
Thankyou Jopy and Livesinadream, they are lovely birds :)
beautiful bird and spotting :)
Soooo beautiful! Great spotting!