Young Common / Eurasian Cranes (Grus grus) pecking at an adult crane model head soon after release onto the Somerset Levels.

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Inquisitive recently released young Common / Eurasian Cranes (Grus grus) pecking at one of their surrogate parents and at an adult crane model head while foraging on the Somerset Levels and Moors, UK, September 2012.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Somerset Levels, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

Keywords: birds, conservation, crane, cranes, england, great, juveniles, kingdom, people, project, reintroduced, reintroductions, release, releases, somerset, uk, united, wetland