day three-hundred-and-twenty-one - sandhill crane

a sandhill crane

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AT NIGHT!

watch out.

also watch out (not in a safety way but just for your interest) for immature sandhill cranes because they look awesome. so awesome i maybe should have drawn that age bracket instead.

no matter! the young'uns don't have a ghost beak like the adults clearly do...

xj

day ninety - great crown crane

these guys look smashing:

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better than you'll ever look. you got a problem with that? well why don't you draw me a picture for once!?

yeah.
xj

day seventy-five - sarus crane

say hello to the world's tallest flying bird:

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mr sarus crane. they're tall (almost six feet tall), they're rather striking and they dance funny to attract each other. i have a dream of creating a television show presenting animal mating rituals in human terms (not so much like green porno though... that was just weird).

if a man/lady came up to you and did that would you swoon? i think not. but at least it's simple - if you dance best you win the right to procreate. although, i would have so many babies if humans based mating on dance-offs...

xj!