Kiss a me one by blackrider49
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The Grey-Crowned Crane - (Balearica regulorum)
The claim to fame of the Grey-Crowned Crane is that it is one of the only cranes to roost in trees and the most primitive crane – it is thought to resemble the many pre-Pliocene fossils from North America and central Asia. "The first crane-like birds, which appeared in the age of dinosaurs, were somewhat similar in body dimensions to a modern crowned crane or its smaller and more aquatic relative, the limpkin". The Grey-Crowned Crane is globally restricted to Africa where the South African population, and the populations of Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, make up the smaller population of the two subspecies. Within South Africa, this ancient crane has been sighted in the moist, higher rainfall regions of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the North-eastern Free State, as well as the Eastern regions of Mpumalanga. They require a mixture of wetlands and grasslands for summer breeding and foraging although they are increasingly found in man-modified habitats (agricultural lands). The overriding conservation challenge is therefore to develop sustainable management alternatives for their co-existence with agriculture on privately-owned land. This species faces widespread degradation of its breeding and feeding habitats and is still persecuted by landowners in some areas – who think that the bird is eating crops whereas they are more likely to be eating insects on those crops (McCann 2002). Over the past two decades, Grey-Crowned Crane numbers have declined by about 15% due to increased human-induced impacts.
The Grey-Crowned Crane - Balearica regulorum
Janis O’Grady
Comments (20)
lucindawind
stunning capture! they are so beautiful
lyron
Fantastic shot!!
DAVER2112
Awesome capture! Such beautiful birds! :)
Meowgli
magnificent shot, beautiful creatures and spot on focus for your shot
CliffBowles
Fantastic capture and the "kiss a me one" reminds me of the conversation between Melinda, my wife, and our Africa Grey parrot. Well done on this one
Octaganoid
Excellent capture !
wingnut55
very nice shot, looks like it was overcast when you took this, but their colours stand out very well.
Meisiekind
Outstanding! Right time, right place!!!! Stunning image of these amazing birds! :)
durleybeachbum
A superb pic!
MaraP
Gorgeous image!! Thx for sharing!
dorothylee
This is a great capture of these amazing looking birds. Wow!
tennesseecowgirl
Great photo~
THROBBE
Beautiful work!
tizjezzme
BEAUTIFUL photo!
MrsRatbag
Excellent capture of these beautiful birds!
neo_primal
perfect.
blackrider49
Thank you everybody for the comments and favourites, I really do appreciate it
G_Mansco
It's really splendid. My compliments ;O)
blackrider49
I want to thank you all for the votes and favs, and getting the photo into the gallery of the week and to Michelle Horrmann of Cypress Dale Country guest house for letting take the photos on her farm.
timtripp
superb!