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Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

Photo by BenjiSun
Published on Project Noah
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43.1446, 144.152

Field Notes

Description:

all photos shot at Akan International Crane Center

Habitat:

non-migrating flock of cranes near Kushiro city in SE Hokkaido.

Notes:

mostly 70-200mm is fine for this place. if you want close up shots of the action, 400-600mm is preferred. also some birds of prey and geese there.

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Wonderful series! Please consider adding it to the Cranes mission. It is currently a local mission, but I have requested to have it moved to global. Thanks!
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2011

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