Red-Crowned Crane is a photograph by TN Fairey which was uploaded on March 28th, 2014.
Title
Red-Crowned Crane
Artist
TN Fairey
Medium
Photograph - Photographs-mixed Media
Description
Taken at the Houston Zoo
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) is a large crane named after the red crown on its head.
This crane is the second rarest crane in the world. Like other kinds of cranes, the neck , the beak and the legs of this bird are also long. Red-crowned crane can live to the age of 50 60.
red-crowned cranes almost became fashion victims. They were hunted to the brink of extinction so that their beautiful plumage could be used to adorn hats and other fashion accessories. Today, hunting these birds is illegal. Their estimated population is about 1,500 in the wild.
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TN Fairey
Digital Design thank you very much for the feature in 'FAA Portraits - Birds' Much appreciated
Mary Lou Chmura
Tessa, Another amazing beauty, love the clarity of the fine details and the red rich color. V/f/l