Here’s another one from the Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy in Litchfield, Connecticut. They have two red-crowned cranes there, also known as Japanese cranes or Manchurian cranes. As the name would suggest, they live mainly in parts of Japan and China, as well as Russia, Mongolia, Taiwan and Korea. They are one of the rarest cranes in the world and are known as symbols of luck, longevity and fidelity. The red on their crown is actually a patch of bare, wattled skin, which you can see in this image. This is another species that I have not photographed in the wild, but would love to get back to Japan for winter wildlife. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second.
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Here’s another one from the Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy in Litchfield, Connecticut. They have two red-crowned cranes there, also known as Japanese cranes or Manchurian cranes. As the name would suggest, they live mainly in parts of Japan and China, as well as Russia, Mongolia, Taiwan and Korea. They are one of the rarest cranes in the world and are known as symbols of luck, longevity and fidelity. The red on their crown is actually a patch of bare, wattled skin, which you can see in this image. This is another species that I have not photographed in the wild, but would love to get back to Japan for winter wildlife. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second.
Stunning
You are the rarest crane of all Sean
Stunning!
Red top is very interesting. I see he has some of the same red stuff on his eyelid. Amazing look