Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) flying, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Denis-Huot / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps) pair at sunrise, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. June.

Constantinos Petrinos / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps) Masai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, East Africa, August.

Sean Crane / Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum), Masai Mara, Kenya

Hermann Brehm / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) with chicks, Ndutu, Tanzania.

Hermann Brehm / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) with chicks, Ndutu, Tanzania.

Stephen Dalton / Close-up of holly leaf (Ilex aquifolium).

Denis-Huot / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) in confrontation with Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Bert Willaert / Portrait of Balearic Green Toad (Pseudepidalea balearica / Bufo balearicus) close up, Mallorca, The Mediterranean.

Edwin Giesbers / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) close-up of feathers, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) preening, captive

Anup Shah / Grey / Southern Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) head portrait, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March