RED-CROWNED, JAPANESE or MANCHURIAN CRANE (GRUS JAPONENSIS). Mild threat posture, head, bill; red, blood filled papillae on the crown, thus firstname.

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Red-crowned, Japanese or Manchurian Crane (Grus japonsis). Showing red, blood filled papillae, on top of the head, thus its popular name. Head held at an angle in a Mild threat posture.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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