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Thousand Oaks, CA
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Title
Two Dancing Cranes
Artist
Stephanie Grant
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media
Description
The courtship dance of two red-crowned cranes, under a snow laden branch and red sun.
The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese crane is a large East Asian crane and among the rarest cranes in the world. Throughout history, the Japanese have viewed the crane as a symbol of good fortune, as adult cranes usually mate for life, they also represent fidelity and honor.
Red-crowned Cranes breed in large wetlands in temperate East Asia and winter along rivers and in coastal and freshwater marshes in Japan, China, and the Korean Peninsula. There are two main breeding populations: a migratory population on the East Asia mainland (northeastern China and Russia) of perhaps 1,200 birds, and a resident population on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan of about 900 birds. In the winter, the mainland population divides into two or three wintering subpopulations.
Mated pairs of cranes, including Red-crowned Cranes, engage in unison calling, which is a complex and extended series of coordinated calls. The birds stand in a specific posture, usually with their heads thrown back and beaks skyward during the display. The male always lifts up his wings over his back during the unison call while the female keeps her wings folded at her sides. Male Red-crowned Cranes initiate the display and the female utters two calls for each male call. All cranes engage in dancing, which includes various behaviors such as bowing, jumping, running, stick or grass tossing, and wing flapping. Dancing can occur at any age and is commonly associated with courtship; however, it is generally believed to be a normal part of motor development for cranes and can serve to thwart aggression, relieve tension, and strengthen the pair bond. Red-crowned Cranes seem to dance more than other species of cranes.
Nests are built on wet ground or in shallow water. Females usually lay two eggs and incubation (by both sexes) lasts 29-34 days. The male takes the primary role in defending the nest against possible danger. Chicks fledge (first flight) at about 95 days.
The Red-crowned Crane is seriously threatened by loss of habitat throughout its range. Human development, especially agricultural expansion, reed harvesting, river channelization, deforestation, and road building, is destroying many of the historic breeding wetlands. Additional threats include fires that destroy nests, harassment by people, and poisoning from pesticide-treated grain.
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June 24th, 2015
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Greensboro, NC - United States
Fantastic artwork, beautiful, has a bit of oriental feel, Stephanie, F/L
Sydney, NS - Australia
Wonderful work and description, its sad to hear that its another bird we may lose !l/f
New Delhi, De - India
Beautiful magical work in limited colour choice! Love your work, Stephanie dear! Warm greetings...
Thousand Oaks, CA - United States
Thank you so much Sergio for the feature in Five Star Artist, I really appreciate it!
Thousand Oaks, CA - United States
Thank you so much Mariola, for the feature in Wildlife ONE A DAY, I really appreciate it!
Omaha, NE - United States
Love this series! Love the crane, very similar to our sandhills crane! f/v
Thousand Oaks, CA - United States
Thank you so much John for the feature in Images That Excite You, I really appreciate it!
Thousand Oaks, CA - United States
Thank you so Eliza, for the feature In Asian Style - Paintings and Drawings, I really appreciate it!
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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