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Cranes

Wednesday 07th January, 05:55 AM JST

Red-crowned cranes feed in Tsurui Village near Kushiro in Hokkaido. 

9 Comments

  • some14some at 08:10 AM JST - 7th January

    Awesome picture, one can feel the warmth of winter !

  • cleo at 09:37 AM JST - 7th January

    Lovely, peaceful picture.

  • GW at 10:59 AM JST - 7th January

    only reason the birds are there is because food is spread for them

  • KhalMans at 02:43 PM JST - 7th January

    very nice pic...thanks

  • techall at 02:45 PM JST - 7th January

    Looks like of em lost a contact lens

  • kavikahi at 02:51 PM JST - 7th January

    I can personally attest to the grand landscape and nature around Kushiro, it is worth a visit for nature lovers.

  • ptolemy at 04:19 PM JST - 7th January

    Beautiful creatures

  • Noripinhead at 05:18 PM JST - 7th January

    Luckily, most cranes in Japan can keep their day job.

  • akaguma at 12:32 AM JST - 8th January

    "only reason the birds are there is because food is spread for them"- this is not the case. These birds have been flying into the hinterlands surrounding Kushiro for much longer than the farmers have been there. Most of the pastures around these areas are used for dairy farming and in the summer, which is the only time when the soil is not frozen, they grown corn and other crops to feed the dairy cows in winter. After these crops are reaped in the autumn they leave behind grains which the birds like to pick through when they return here to mate. They are magnificent creatures to witness up close.

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