White-Naped Crane
Aug 25th 2009StevenAnimal & Photography
The White-naped Crane is native to Asia. They breed in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China, and adjacent areas of southeastern Russia. Around 2000 birds migrate south for winter through the Korean peninsula, most of them ending up on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
There are from 4900-5300 White-naped Cranes in the world and their population is declining.
This White-naped Crane was photographed in Baraboo WI of all places. It lives at the International Crane Foundation with it’s mate. They are one of the breeding pairs at the ICF.
The ICF works world wide to conserve cranes and the grasslands and wetlands they depend on. They are also a leader in captive breading of cranes and work to re-release the birds back into the wild.
We visited the ICF recently and captured some great images of these magnificent birds. This is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 crane species at one time.
This image was taken with my Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens. I had to shoot through a fence to get the shot. By standing close to the fence and shooting with a large aperture, I was able to make the wires of the fence disappear.
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