"True Love"
Sarus cranes are the tallest flying birds in the world and the official state bird of Uttar Pradesh where they can be seen at Dhanauri Wetlands. The ones in the pic have been recently obliging visitors at Sultanpur.
These beautiful grey birds with red heads are known to live in marshy wetlands, paddy fields and are seen in pairs or family parties. They mate for life, and courtship displays include characteristic dancing with loud trumpeting sounds.
In India, they are considered symbols of marital fidelity, believed to mate for life and pine the loss of their mates even to the point of starving to death :-( However, divorce cases and mate replacement are known to happen!
Sarus cranes are the tallest flying birds in the world and the official state bird of Uttar Pradesh where they can be seen at Dhanauri Wetlands. The ones in the pic have been recently obliging visitors at Sultanpur.
These beautiful grey birds with red heads are known to live in marshy wetlands, paddy fields and are seen in pairs or family parties. They mate for life, and courtship displays include characteristic dancing with loud trumpeting sounds.
In India, they are considered symbols of marital fidelity, believed to mate for life and pine the loss of their mates even to the point of starving to death :-( However, divorce cases and mate replacement are known to happen!
