The East African Crowned Crane is a very striking bird and gets its name from the distinctive golden "crown" of feathers on its head. They are found in the marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes in eastern Congo, Uganda, and Kenya to central Tanzania.
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Gorgeous pics, bro ! love the pic of its profile ! lovely eyes it's got ! nice info too *hugs* we plan to go to the Marwell zoo near home sometime; will try taking pics, but bet they would be nowhere as good :D
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ReplyDeleteGreat pics as usual. The crane looks majestic with the crown on its head.
ReplyDeleteHey, Ari
ReplyDeleteNice work! Awesome detail and colour. Well done.
Joel
Es impresionante la expresión de los ojos en éste ave. Esos párpados caídos están en perfecta consonancia con su arrogante aspecto y actitud. La fotografía, una vez más: perfecta.
ReplyDeleteThank by your pictures an by your visit to my small, very small blog.
Wow! these birds are beautiful creatures! thier head gear reminds me of the dancing girls in Las Vegas. :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful.... love it! thumb ups to you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Ari,
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how close you get to these birds! I love the detail of the crown and the gorgeous colors.
Take care!
Robyn
Hi Ari
ReplyDeleteI just had to come by, and tell you how much I love this post!
It's just beautiful!
Thank you!
Margie:)
wow ...what a vividly colorful picture of beauty! Its so clear it all most looks like a painting!
ReplyDeleteno!! i mean, wow! you are one gooooood photographer... i was going to ask you if all these pics are the ones you have taken... amd then i read the red print on the sidebar... lovely lovley pics, really!
ReplyDeletemaybe one day, i shall be as good... lol.
Beautiful and sharp pictures of this bird unknown for me until now :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful n rare looking bird but it sure has a wicked face :(
ReplyDeleteKeshi.
Stunning bird! I'm awed by the detail and the textures. Nice work Ari :)
ReplyDeletequelle élégance, this bird, how nature can be so beautyful!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletehmmm .. great high resolution pictures .. he does have the attitude of a king, in his eyes and facial features. And african .. yes .. because of various colors on him, symbolizing the african culture (they wear colors on their faces and all)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful birds,Ari..are they such beautiful in real really? Well taken..and nice info too..
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for your link on those trees.. :)
take care
That bird sure has a golden crown which looks magnificent :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all this info with us...
Terrific pictures Aamir, excellent detail. never heard of these.
ReplyDeleteThey are just striking and gorgeous. Thanks for those detailed info' ari:-))
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, regal birds. The colors are spectacular. Just having returned from las Vegas I also agree that the headcombs do look like Showgirl Costume feathers.
ReplyDeleteSimply superb...Your blog always make me go awwwww...
ReplyDeleteAri: HB to you and save a slice of cake ok.
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ReplyDeletethey're soooo prettty!!!
thanks for sharing :)
VEry beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics and info.Thanks for sharing.Have never seen one before.
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ReplyDeleteAnd you are a great photographer buddy!:)
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new post? hope you are doing well !
ReplyDeleteAri
ReplyDeleteMissing you...and your great posts!
Hope you're ok!
Margie
Everyone, thanks so much for bearing with me and apologies for being away for so long. It has been a very hectic time. I migrated to the google version of blogger today and as a result of this migration, i lost some of the names of commentors on this post and they appear as anonymous. I will try to go back to my emails and get the missing piece of information before i can reply to your comments here.
ReplyDeleteTake care and see you soon
-ari
boo, thank you. I would love to see your pictures. I am sure they would be lovely to see.
ReplyDeleteHPY, thank you for your comment but i did not get it. Gold Silver and precious stones?
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ReplyDeletele mosquito, please dont be so formal. Apologies for not visiting your blog in a while, i have been real busy and havent been on anyone's blogs lately.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your observation of the bird's expression looking as arrogant and majestic.
Kathy, thank you. They indeed remind me of the showgirls headgear in Vegas :)
ReplyDeleteDr@ma Div@, Thank you for the comment.
ReplyDeleteHi Robyn, thanks. I dont get close to these birds or animals. They get scared and fly away. Best bet is to use a telephoto lens. I was atleast 100 feet away from this bird.
ReplyDeleteMargie, thanks so much for the emails and for checking on me. That was really very very sweet of you. I hope you recovered from your fall. I will see you soon. -ari
ReplyDeleteKimberley, thank you. I wish i could paint...
ReplyDeleteSunrise... Yes, the disclaimer is true. All pics were taken by me :) thank you for the comments. Im sure you can take pretty good pics too. Just remember, photography is all about subject, location and timing. A good combination of these three can make a big difference between "a photograph" and "THE photograph"
ReplyDeletereflex, thank you. I had heard about this crane earlier, but this was the first time i got to see it in front of me.
ReplyDeleteHi Keshi, i wouldnt say wicked, but majestic and stoic :) Birds are innocent, no matter how wicked they look.
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ReplyDeleteHi Nabeel, yes, he does have the attitude of a king, afterall he has the crown on his head ;)
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Hi Nabeel. I was in the process of posting a new post and migrating to the new blogger when i got your comment. As a result of this migration, i lost some of the names of the commentors and had to look up my email to get the correct names. Hope i havent missed anyone. Take care.
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