Juvenile Eurasian Crane - Grus grus
A large bird of upright posture, solitary and nervous during the breeding season but will congregate in large flocks in the rest of the year and will rest in wetland areas. When adult this Juvenile will later have a darker head with a white band extending back from the red eye and a red crown. In the winter plant material is the commonest food and in the breeding season invertebrates, frogs and ground- nesting birds will also be eaten. This bird was once rare in the UK but is now being bred in captivity and being introduced back into the wild with numbers now climbing.
Juvenile Eurasian Crane - Grus grus
A large bird of upright posture, solitary and nervous during the breeding season but will congregate in large flocks in the rest of the year and will rest in wetland areas. When adult this Juvenile will later have a darker head with a white band extending back from the red eye and a red crown. In the winter plant material is the commonest food and in the breeding season invertebrates, frogs and ground- nesting birds will also be eaten. This bird was once rare in the UK but is now being bred in captivity and being introduced back into the wild with numbers now climbing.