sarus crane

Numero Uno ... At 5 feet 10 inches in height... ... Sarus Cranes are the tallest flying birds ... ... with an impressive wingspan as well ... ... and it's a great spectacle to watch them flying low overhead and calling ________ Grus antigone Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan...

Lakescape - 663 Quintessential ... ... Keoladeo Bharatpur Species seen are ... Bar-headed Goose Knob-billed Duck Ruddy Shelduck Sarus Crane 16 December 2014

This image of the Sarus crane was taken in Nepal and i found it a bit interesting how it is quiet a bit different to Australia,s cranes. The main thing i noticed was the black vent area, much lighter colour overaul and the white tail.

This image was taken in Northern Australia of the Sarus crane which varies a fair bit to its cousin in nepal.

Sarus is a state bird of Uttar Pradesh,India tallest of the flying birds which is mainly seen in wetlands & cultivated fields

Sarus Crane is the state Bird of Uttar Pradesh (INDIA)

These were taken at Weipa Cape York. Later at Karumba we saw over 30 in a mixed flock with brolgas birds numbering upwards of 100.

It is said that these birds bond for life

Indian males can attain a maximum height of approximately 200 cm (6.6 ft), with a wingspan of 250 cm (8.5 ft), making them the world's tallest living flying bird.

The famous Keoladeo National Park of Bharatpur is suffering from a drought this year. More than 90% of the birds that started to build their nests from early July, have abandoned the place to find refuge somewhere else. We came across only six of this magnificent species just outside the park.

Feeding