juvenile red crowned crane lands deep snow

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Juvenile Red Crowned Crane Lands in Deep Snow

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 lands in some deep snow while practicing courtship moves.