Zambia-a Gathering of Crowned Cranes is one of many articles to be created from photos taken on three connected safaris (Botswana and Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya) between June 20 and July 31, 2009, with Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris, Saratoga, California (www.cheesemans.com). We previously traveled with Cheesemans to Antarctica in 2000/2001.
Diane and I flew out of Peoria on a 6:00 AM flight to Minneapolis on June 20. After a 7-hour wait, it was on to Amsterdam. After a 5-hour wait, we boarded a plane for an 11-hour flight to
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Although South Luangwa National Park
in Zambia was our main destination, we were not in the park when we...
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Southern Crowned Cranes are found in
marshes and grasslands and near rivers and lakes. It is the national bird of...
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Southern Crowned Cranes are in flight
over a salt pan near South Luangwa National Park.
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The Southern Crowned Cranes fly with
the neck extended foward with their legs streched horizontally beyond their...
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Southern Crowned Cranes are monogamous
with mated birds staying together throughout the year, and will remain paired...
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The female Southern Crowned Crane
usually lays two or three bluish-white eggs in a nest consisting of...
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After the laying of eggs by the Southern
Crowned Crane, the incubation period is 28-31 days. Chicks can run as soon as...
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The Southern Crowned Cranes feed on
tips of grasses, seeds, insects, other invertebrates, and small vertebrates....
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The Southern Crowned Cranes have a
wing span of six to seven feet while in flight.
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While the Southern Crowned Cranes were
in flight, it was decided to move our vehicle slightly in anticipation...
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The Southern Crowned Crane in the lower
middle of the picture appears to be orchestrating the landing.
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