Sarus crane

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Beautiful birds again Pratim.

Thanks Carole Swingler ...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 517/539(Observe the Bird and recognize)..SARUS CRANE. ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2013... The sarus crane (Grus antigone) is a large nonmigratory crane found in parts of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they are conspicuous and iconic species of open wetlands. The sarus crane is easily distinguished from other cranes in the region by the overall grey colour and the contrasting red head and upper neck. They forage on marshes and shallow wetlands for roots, tubers, insects, crustaceans and small vertebrate prey. Like other cranes, they form long-lasting pair-bonds and maintain territories within which they perform territorial and courtship displays that include loud trumpeting, leaps and dance-like movements. In India they are considered symbols of marital fidelity, believed to mate for life and pine the loss of their mates even to the point of starving to deat