ADULT GREY CRESTED CROWNED CRANE BIRD (Balearica regulorum)......MASAI MARA......OCT 2020.

            The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum), is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa and is the national bird of Uganda. The name is due to its yellow crown of feathers, tipped with black. This crane moves gracefully in a most stately manner with a very dignified gait. In flight it is beautiful, using slow down strokes followed by quick upward strokes of its wings.

The Grey Crowned Crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species. Both sexes dance, and immature birds join the adults. Dancing is an integral part of courtship, but also may be done at any time of the year.

This shot was captured during my recent visit to Masai Mara Oct 2020 when we just came out of Fig Tree Lodge came across family of Crested Crowned cranes by a small pond.Captured this head shot of adult Crested Crowned Crane pausing from feeding on the plains.........

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Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Keekorok (show map)

Taken on: October 14, 2020

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Aperture:	f/5.6
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Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
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Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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