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Nick Upton photographed the Great Crane Project for 2020VISION, involving the reintroduction of 40 cranes to the Somerset Levels, during 2010 and 2011. Eggs were collected in Germany, hatched and reared (by surrogate human parents dressed as cranes) at Slimbridge by the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust and then released in the Somerset Levels. The free flying birds have survived severe winter weather and now roam freely through the grazing marshes and arable fields of the Somerset Levels, where it is hoped they will soon create a viable breeding population.


Mixed flock of 4 month old and 16 month old Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus), released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, standing alert or foraging near adult crane de...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Mixed flock of 4 month old and 16 month old Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus), released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, standing alert or foraging near adult crane de...
Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) small flock of juveniles taking flight over the frozen, snow covered pastureland on a foggy winter morning. These Cranes were released by the Great Crane Project...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) small flock of juveniles taking flight over the frozen, snow covered pastureland on a foggy winter morning. These Cranes were released by the Great Crane Project...
'Minnie', 'Squidgy' and 'Vince', three of the flock of Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) a year after release by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, with adult plumage devel...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / 'Minnie', 'Squidgy' and 'Vince', three of the flock of Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) a year after release by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, with adult plumage devel...
Flock of eleven juvenile Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) released by the Great Crane Project, with adult plumage developing at ten months, approaching in flight, Somerset Levels and Moors, UK, Ma...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flock of eleven juvenile Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) released by the Great Crane Project, with adult plumage developing at ten months, approaching in flight, Somerset Levels and Moors, UK, Ma...
Three week old captive reared Common crane chick (Grus grus), WWT, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Nick Upton / Three week old captive reared Common crane chick (Grus grus), WWT, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
Common / Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) chick, ten weeks, learning to feed on grain scattered around adult crane cut out decoy in feeding posture. Captive reared by the Great Crane Project, WWT Slimbridge...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) chick, ten weeks, learning to feed on grain scattered around adult crane cut out decoy in feeding posture. Captive reared by the Great Crane Project, WWT Slimbridge...
Nigel Jarrett, Aviculture manager, inspects developing Common / Eurasian crane eggs (Grus grus) in an egg-turning incubator, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, May 2009. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Nigel Jarrett, Aviculture manager, inspects developing Common / Eurasian crane eggs (Grus grus) in an egg-turning incubator, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, May 2009. 2020VISION Book Plate.
Common / Eurasian crane egg (Grus grus) hatching, aptive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian crane egg (Grus grus) hatching, aptive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK
Common / Eurasian crane chick (Grus grus) ten hours after emerging from egg, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian crane chick (Grus grus) ten hours after emerging from egg, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
Eurasian / Common crane chick (Grus grus) three days, under heat lamp attracted to food offered by ^crane head feeder^ captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION B...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Eurasian / Common crane chick (Grus grus) three days, under heat lamp attracted to food offered by ^crane head feeder^ captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION B...
Eurasian / Common crane chick (Grus grus) three day, under heat lamp, with ^crane head feeder^ nearby, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Eurasian / Common crane chick (Grus grus) three day, under heat lamp, with ^crane head feeder^ nearby, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK
Common crane chick (Grus grus) reacting to surrogate parent in white costume, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common crane chick (Grus grus) reacting to surrogate parent in white costume, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK.