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Grus grus
Large grey bird with long neck. Blackish head and upper neck with a dull red patch on the nape. A distinctive white band from behind eye along the sides of the neck. They tend to stay in large groups. Eats shoots of grass and cereal crops, tubers, grain, insects and small reptiles.
Seen at the Wild ass sanctuary.
Spotted on Dec 4, 2011
Submitted on Dec 7, 2011
10 Comments
Added to the Cranes Mission.
Thanks Yogesh.
ya, FoTony he is lucky.....
Thanks Tony, I guess we have a lot of winter visitors and the local variety is charming too :)
Nice! It seems you have a lot of very beautiful birds around you.
Good luck for summer Stian.
=) It's a fantastic bird.. And they have a beautiful sound..
Hope i can get a shot of them next summer ;)
Thanks Stian and Anjali. Stian as per Wiki these cranes are found in Norway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bir...
Nice...
Nice photos Satyen! Looks like the same cranes we have here in the summer =)