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Hooded Crane
[Grus monacha]

[Length 38 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Hooded Crane was photographed at the Arisakai Crane Refuge near Izumi, Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

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Japanese Crane
[Grus japonensis]

[Length 59 in. Wingspan 94.5 in.]

Japanese Cranes breed in Siberia and the island of Hokkaido in Japan. They are the national symbol of Japan and are treated as honored guests by the farmers whose fields they feed in. These were photographed at the Akan-Cho Crane Refuge near Kushiro on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

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Japanese Crane
[Grus japonensis]

[Length 59 in. Wingspan 94.5 in.]

This Japanese Crane is starting a courtship display which concludes with the bird leaping high into the air. It was photographed at the Akan-Cho Crane Refuge near Kushiro on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

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Japanese Crane
[Grus japonensis]

[Length 59 in. Wingspan 94.5 in.]

This Japanese Crane in flight was photographed at the Akan-Cho Crane Refuge near Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

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Japanese Crane
[Grus japonensis]

[Length 59 in. Wingspan 94.5 in.]

This Japanese Crane was photographed at the Akan-Cho Crane Refuge near Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

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Japanese Crane
[Grus japonensis]

[Length 59 in. Wingspan 94.5 in.]

This immature Japanese Crane was photographed at the Akan-Cho Crane Refuge near Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

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Japanese Crane
[Grus japonensis]

[Length 59 in. Wingspan 94.5 in.]

This Japanese Crane, performing a courtship display by leaping into the air, was photographed at the Akan-Cho Crane Refuge near Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

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Sandhill Crane
[Grus canadensis]

[Length 41 (Lesser) to 46 (Greater) in. Wingspan 73 (Lesser) to 77 (Greater) in.]

This Sandhill Crane was photographed at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: March 14, 2010)

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