Cranes are elegant performers; their long, thin legs and necks give them balance and poise as they their courtship dance begins each spring.
The crane dance begins with a pair facing one another. They, stretch and flap their wings, then jump into the air like ballerinas – uttering loud croaking calls as they do so. They’ll then bow low and repeat the performance. Sometimes, the courting birds will even throw sticks or tufts of grass to impress their mate.
The common crane was extinct here in Britain for 400 years. Find out more about the project to reintroduce them to our landscape: [ Ссылка ]
