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The Sarus Crane is a large non-migratory crane found in parts of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they are conspicuous and iconic species of open wetlands. Unlike many other cranes that make long migrations, Sarus Cranes are largely non-migratory; they may however make short-distance movements in response to rain or dry-weather conditions. The only migratory population is in South-east Asia. Breeding pairs maintain territories that are defended from other cranes using a large repertoire of calls and displays.
Seen near Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary.
Male and Female seen in the pic.
Spotted on Sep 24, 2015
Submitted on Feb 25, 2016
6 Comments
Yes They are Ashutosh! I've seen them plenty of times earlier. Thanks!
Beautiful!They are quite abundant around Nalsarovar.
Thank you!
Wonderful image Wild Things!!! Thank you for sharing :)
Thanks a lot Daniele! I couldn't find the mission in the list. Thanks for sharing the link :-)
Lovely pair Satyen! Please consider adding your spottings to the new 2016 Best Wildlife Photo mission:
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