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Grey crowned crane

Balearica regulorum gibbericeps

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Description:

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').

Habitat:

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.

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Comments (16)
Debbie Stewart
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
Debbie Stewart
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/17407166
Carol Snow Milne
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.
Debbie Stewart
Thank you Andrea and yes duttagupta the blues are a nice contrast to each other and against the water :)
Andrea Lim
Magnificent bird. Great spotting Debbie!
duttagupta35504
Great spotting- I love how the brilliant blues of its foliage contrast with the water!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great spotting Debbie,beautiful bird and very good photos,congrats and thanks for sharing.
Debbie Stewart
Thankyou Jopy and Livesinadream, they are lovely birds :)
Jopy
beautiful bird and spotting :)

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PublishedMarch 26, 2013

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