Wait, they have cranes in Japan? Do they migrate? To like Malaysia way in the winter? Huh. There are lots of crane species in North America, usually you don’t get the same bird species as such in old and new world that I am aware. Crows and ravens might be an exception amongst others. I think both have swallows too.
Why does that matter? Some European flags and seals still have lions on them even though lions have been extinct in Europe for centuries. It’s a symbol not an ecological statement.
old? ouch. our claim to fame is that we knew someone who knew someone who knew someone who knew pat morita (and he’s great). met 'em last week in a thai restaurant.
I thought you would post a real one like this, although this is a disturbing video like on those nature is metal videos, it’s something you can’t unsee.
Wait, they have cranes in Japan? Do they migrate? To like Malaysia way in the winter? Huh. There are lots of crane species in North America, usually you don’t get the same bird species as such in old and new world that I am aware. Crows and ravens might be an exception amongst others. I think both have swallows too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(bird)#/media/File:Gruidae_dist.png
Cranes are found in most of the world.
They’re a pretty varied category of bird though. Four genera and 15 different species.
The Japanese crane is like the bird of Japan though. Famous in Japanese art for hundreds of years.
The red crowned cranes are mostly gone from Japan though, with only one population left in Hokkaido.
There are a shit ton of herons and egrets though. In season you see those in the rice fields pretty much every day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_crane
Why does that matter? Some European flags and seals still have lions on them even though lions have been extinct in Europe for centuries. It’s a symbol not an ecological statement.
https://youtu.be/5pL6uUYdWbU?t=30
In this really old movie, you can see an example of cultural association made between the Japanese and the crane :-)
old? ouch. our claim to fame is that we knew someone who knew someone who knew someone who knew pat morita (and he’s great). met 'em last week in a thai restaurant.
They’re like our national bird.
Cranes are depicted in art and have deep meaning in Europe and China, too. They’ve been here all the time.
here's a flock in Tokyo
Ha ha, you both got me.
I thought you would post a real one like this, although this is a disturbing video like on those nature is metal videos, it’s something you can’t unsee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&list=RDdQw4w9WgXcQ&start_radio=1