Location
Hornborgasjön Lake, Västergötland
Sweden
Metadata
Make Nikon D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G at 420 mm
Exposure 1/320 s, f/5.6, ISO 900
Image size 632 x 667 pixels
IOC Names
Order Gruiformes Family Gruidae
Deutsch Kranich Dutch Kraanvogel
Italian Gru cenerina Spanish Grulla Común
Comments
The global population of cranes is about 210,000–250,000, with the vast majority nesting in Russia and Scandinavia. The primary reason for its decline in the Western Palearctic comes from habitat loss and degradation as a result of dam construction, urbanisation, agricultural expansion, and drainage of wetlands.
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| 23/04/2008 |
Common Crane |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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