Strange Crane visits NT.

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BajanAlan
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Strange Crane visits NT.

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Araminta
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winkI just looked up what it says about "Crane(s)":

Cranes are a clade of large, long-legged and long-necked birds in a group .  Cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back.

There is no "neck" displayed in the species in your photo.Unless he can stretch it out. Unfortunately I can't see his legswink

In wink

M-L

pacman
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oi, I just saw this thread - what's this about strange?

Peter

WendyK
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I've seen one of those but I couldn't find it in the field guide.  I believe it might have been a vagrant, well out of its usual range!

Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site

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BajanAlan
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Wendy, is strange the correct description?

WendyK
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Hmmm, on first sighting maybe but as it seems very happy in its environment it sort of seems like it belongs wherever it turns up.  I think it might be a Shuttering Crane or possibly a Pictoral Crane.

Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinoz/

pacman
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Are you 2 having fun?

Well I have found my way now to Canberra for a period of ... told 6 weeks initially but I believe that it will be longer

new lifers so far are - Freckled Duck (Thursday), Pink Robin, female (Saturday) (ID to be confirmed)

Peter

WendyK
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Yep.

(and well done on the new ones for the list!)

Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinoz/

pacman
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thanks

I need more time as I haven't finished sorting the WA pics

Peter

rawshorty
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Thanks Alan and Wendy, you spot an obvious introduced species and let it slip though your fingers. Now i can give a positive ID on this species in Canberra. This thing is adapting faster than a cane toadsmiley Last spotted armed with a Can(n)on.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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WendyK
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My bad!  If I'd thought to take a pic, I could have been famous for the first sighting in the West!

Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinoz/

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