Rupert Pye
Crane 40D-6866
Crane, Grus grus, seen at the RSPB reserve at Dungeness, Kent.
These are very unusual visitors to the UK and this pair had stopped off during their Autumn migration, probably from Scandinavia to Spain or Portugal.
It was wonderful to see these elegant birds "dancing" - this is normally part of their courtship behaviour in the spring, so why they were doing this in the autumn, goodness knows!
Crane 40D-6866
Crane, Grus grus, seen at the RSPB reserve at Dungeness, Kent.
These are very unusual visitors to the UK and this pair had stopped off during their Autumn migration, probably from Scandinavia to Spain or Portugal.
It was wonderful to see these elegant birds "dancing" - this is normally part of their courtship behaviour in the spring, so why they were doing this in the autumn, goodness knows!