A Birds blue crane,

our national bird in a field at Vredenheim, which is also down the road.

[Paul]

What a lovely looking bird :)

[Dawn]

A lovely capture

[Rick]

Interesting

[Maggiemae]

Your zoom is very good for this moving bird!

[Valerie Chesney]

A beautiful bird, love those tail feathers & those just under the neck.

[Sharon Lee]

Nicely captured

[Sue Cooper]

Stunning capture.

[tony gig]

Wonderful capture...Fav

[Peter Day]

good shot

[Jacqueline]

What an elegant bird!

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful capture

[Casablanca]

Such an elegant bird indeed!

[katy]

A beautiful bird and a spectacular photo of it. He fits perfectly in the frame and the detail is terrific.

[Lou Ann]

Oh he’s a beauty. I’ve often wondered how a national bird is chosen. Are the Birds Blues the first native bird documented in SA?

[Henri Russell]

Such a beautiful capture of your national bird.

[Kahsia]

Nice capture!

[Desi]

Great shot!

[Denise Wood]

Terrific capture :)

[Rosie Kind]

You really do learn something new every day as I didn’t know that this is the national bird of SA. Lovely photo Fav

[Milanie]

Terrific details

[Rick]

Great shot. Interesting looking bird.

[Diana]

@paul10 @Dawn @vstrom @maggiemae @happysnaps @sugarmuser @susiemc @tonygig @peterday @jacqbb @joansmor @casablanca @grammyn @louannwarren @moonmtn @seacreature @gilbertwood @rosiekind @milaniet @rickster549 Thanks for the kind comments, favs and getting it on both the TP and PP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@louannwarren I tried to google the reason Lou Ann, all I came up with, is the the Xhosa Kings and warriors used to wear Blue crane feathers in their headdress :-)