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Durante un viaggio in auto attraverso la Finlandia, abbiamo scorto queste bellissime quattro Gru euroasiatiche (Grus grus) che pascolavano in un campo ai margini del bosco. Non potevamo non fermarci a fotografarle… Sorpresa! Non erano quattro adulti, ma una famigliola con due piccoli! Che tenerezza!
E’ stato sorprendente vederle nella natura…direi emozionante.
Appena loro hanno visto noi, pero’, si sono immediatamente rifugiate dentro il bosco, per proteggere i piccoli dal nostro sguardo e dal potenziale pericolo.
Le foto che ho potuto fare sono solo due: nel post ne vedete quatto perche’ due sono ritagliate per avvicinarle un po’. Spero possiate vedere chiaramente la differenza di piumaggio negli adulti e nei nuovi nati: pensate che queste due giovani gru devono essere pronte prima del prossimo settembre per compiere il lungo volo di migrazione che le portera’ a svernare in Africa! (Le foto sono di meta’ luglio).
Ancora piu’ in dettaglio la differenza fra il corpo dell’adulto e quello immaturo del giovane.
A Sunshine Family of Cranes.
During a car joyride in Finland, we saw these beautiful four Eurasian Cranes (Grus grus) in a field by a forest and we stopped to take a picture of them. To our surprise, they were not all four adults, but a lovely family with two newly born!
It was a great feeling to see them!
I could take only two photos of the family (you see four photos as I cropped two to be able to show more details), because they ran into the forest immediately as they saw us, in order to protect the young ones.
I do hope you can get the difference in plumage between the adults and the juveniles.
It was mid-July when we saw them: the young ones must be ready within next September to set out to the long and perilous migration journey which will carry them to Africa for winter!
In the last shots: further details of how different the adult and juvenile bodies are.
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Linked to: Willy-Nilly Friday. Friday Bliss. All Seasons. Image-in-ing. My Corner of the Worls. Wild Birds Wednesday.
…a wonderful sighting, thanks for sharing something that I don’t see here.
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Wonderful! I have never seen cranes this close – only in the sky!
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Bellissime! Ne ho viste migliaia quando si fermano qui in Svezia nel periodo marzo aprile, ma non mi era mai capitato di vedere i piccoli. Bellissimi, immagino l’emozione 🙂
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Si, davvero. Anche qui in primavera si fermano molti adulti prima di proseguire per la Lapponia, magari, ma davvero i “pulcinotti” sono stati una sorpresa. 🙂 Buona giornata, Manuel!
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Grazie, anche a te!
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It was a lucky strike! 😉
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Thank you Tom. My pleasure…really!
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Well spotted! Cranes are something I’ve never seen. Thank you for sharing. Happy weekend!
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Hello, I would be excited to see these beautiful cranes. They are big beautiful birds. Wonderful series of photos.
Enjoy your Friday, happy weekend!
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bellissime!
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Si. Davvero graziose. Ciao Margot e grazie!
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Thank you Linda for stopping by!
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True. We were very surprised and happy! Thank you Eileen. Happy weekend to you too!
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You must have been very thrilled to see the cranes. They are very rare here in the UK so I never see them in Lancashire.
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They’re quite graceful.
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Thank you for sharing this wonderful sighting…
All the best Jan
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Yes, wonderful they were to see. Thanks Jan, happy weekend to you!
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Thank you William, happy weekend to you.
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Hello, They are beautiful birds. I do see the young ones, their colors are different. Beautiful photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend. PS, thanks for the visit and comment.
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Thank you Eileen for hosting. Have a nice Sunday !
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I love these cranes and they look a lot like those here. I saw Sandhill Cranes this week. They are all so elegant and beautiful! Love your photos!
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Thank you very much! I like these birds too.
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I love nature:)
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Nature is very important to humans.
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Thank you, Phil. I just hoped that you read this post of mine. Cranes usually pass the south of Finland on their way to the north, but some couples decide to stay.
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so good to see cranes. They have been scarse around here. Think there are too little wetland nowdays. They dried out last year and has not recovered. I hope for next year.
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isn’t is beautiful to see a whole family of these cranes, instead of one or two? When the sun shines so brightly, it is difficult to photograph anything with subtle colors, eh? Have a similar problem this year! Feel for them they “have to” migrate, but I need to remind myself God has given them the skills “to make it!” Many thanks for this cute and interesting post to share with All Seasons! Have an adventurous week!
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Thank you Jesh for your contribution. I also feel for them, the migration is a serious matter. Thank you for hosting All Seasons: a fantastic opportunity. Have a precious week yourself!
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The forest is quite dry in Finland too, this year. Thanks for your visit!
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I wondered what “gru” meant and found something peculiar – I just tried to use the translate option on your blog, but despite listing languages such as Zulu and Urdu and Hebrew, there is no option to have your words translated into English!
Enjoyed the photos, however! Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/08/mmmmmmm.html
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I get excited when I see wild animals, too! These are lovely adults and juveniles together.
I enjoyed your post at ‘My Corner of the World’ this week!
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Thank you Betty. Have a nice week!
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Dear Sue, the version written in English is at the bottom of each post of mine. Just scroll fully down – after the last shot you will find it. I hope your browser allows you to do that. Thanks for your appreciation anyway. 🙂
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