Demoiselle crane

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Statuesque bird, beautifully painted in your inimitable style.

Your animals are full of character and life.

Thanks Robert Jones Sir ...<br />Thanks Shirley May Maam ...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 499/517 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..DEMOISELLE CRANE..[From a Photograph of MR. SWETHADRI DORAISWAMY] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2015... The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa whilst the birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will spend the winter in the Indian subcontinent. The bird is symbolically significant in the culture of North India, where it is known as the koonj. The demoiselle is 85–100 cm (34–39 in) long, 76 cm (30 in) tall and has a 155–180 cm (61–71 in) wingspan. It weighs 2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lbs). It is the smallest species of crane. It has a loud trumpeting call, higher-pitched than the common crane. Like other cranes it has a dancing display, more balletic than the common crane, with less