juvenile red crowned crane airborne courtship dance

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Juvenile Red Crowned Crane Airborne Courtship Dance

A juvenile Red-Crowned Crane of Japan, evidenced by brown head and neck feathers and a lack of black tail feathers, flaps its wings as it hops and plays at courtship dance practice over the snow covered winter grounds.