Grey crowned Crane

There were so many weeds after all the rain.

See the edited version I posted yesterday here

[Rosie Kind]

Wow this is stunning and an instant Fav

[Beryl Lloyd]

Love this ! such a proud looking bird ! fav

[gloria jones]

Fabulous capture of those wonderful feathers

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture.

[katy]

I actually like this one with him in the green

[Susan Wakely]

I like what looks to be a natural background.

[Corinne C]

A fabulous shot of this incredible bird!

[Mags]

Wonderful capture!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Very nice

[Renee Salamon]

Superb

[*lynn]

Absolutely gorgeous crane! You are lucky to be able to see these. Love this photo with the natural surroundings.

[Korcsog Károly]

Yesterday's edit brings out the beauty of the bird's feathers more!

[Ellen Bogenschutz]

Such exotic birds you capture (exotic for me)

[Carole Sandford]

Great capture!

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[Bucktree]

Amazing bird. I like yesterday's image with the Adamski effect.

[Heather]

Interesting to see the two versions! I love them both! What a striking bird! Fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

I would never tire of seeing these

[Babs]

Good to see the comparison between this and the edited version.

[winghong_ho]

Very great capture. It is so clear and sharp in all the details.

[Steve Chappell]

That is a very cool looking bird

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good shot- although this is nice and natural, the edited one really helped him to stand out.

[Christine Louise]

Striking image of a very striking bird

[LManning (Laura)]

They are amazing birds.

[Diana]

@rosiekind @beryl @seattlite @mittens @grammyn @wakelys @corinnec @marlboromaam @365projectorgchristine @rensala @lynnz @kork @theredcamera @carole_sandford @joansmor @dkellogg @365projectorgheatherb @koalagardens @onewing @wh2021 @swchappell @olivetreeann @365projectclmutlow @ljmanning Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Issi Bannerman]

Fabulous bird and lovely shot.

[Valerie Chesney]

Superb capture of this gorgeous bird..

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful capture!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Diana]

@jamibann @happysnaps @paintdipper @rickster549 Many thanks :-)

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Diana]

@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth :-)