Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis

f6.3 @ 1/1600s, ISO:400, Nikon D300S w 300mm


\"Red-crowned Crane,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Adult red-crowned cranes are named for a patch of red bare skin on the crown, which becomes brighter in the mating season. Overall, they are snow white in color with black on the wing secondaries, which can appear almost like a black tail when the birds are standing, but the real tail feathers are actually white. Males are black on the cheeks, throat and neck, while females are pearly gray in these spots. The bill is olive green to greenish horn, the legs are slaty to grayish black, and the iris is dark brown.
Hokkaido, Japan
 
02/25/2012