thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 2月27日 08時50分

Photo by @jasperdoest while #onassignment in #Japan for @natgeoexpeditions // An endangered Red Crowned Crane foraging in the snow.

The Japanese crane (Grus japonensis), also known as the red-crowned crane, is sacred and seen as a symbol of fidelity, good luck, love and long life in the Orient. It is also the second rarest crane species in the world.

There are currently two main populations of Japanese crane; one is resident to the Island of Hokkaido in northern Japan and does not migrate. The second population breeds in north-eastern China, Russia and Mongolia and migrates to eastern China, and North and South Korea where it spends the winter. Recent estimates of the total population of these birds stand at around 2,200 individuals.

The harsh lighting during some today’s session with the Red Crowned Cranes here in Japan forced me to take a different approach and go for a high key images of these beautiful tall birds. I hope you like it.

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