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Hokusai Umegawa in Sagami province, cranes nearby Mount Fuji
The Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) is a resident bird in Hokkaido but the largest populations of the Japanese crane live in China, Korea and Siberia. …
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European cranes (Grus grus)
Some days ago I saw a large group of cranes flying by. Long before you see them they announce their arrival by calling their latin bird name (Grus grus). The well organized group looked like a large formation of World War II bombers because of their great wingspan, the slow pace of their wingbeat and their somewhat rolling flight. …
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