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| Photo Journal - February 2006 |
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| Costumed handlers at the pensite to release the
birds |
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| Opening the gate |
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| And out come the birds |
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| Happy to be free and heading for the water |
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| Seems clean up is taking priority over flying |
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| Handler and bird 'chatting' |
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| 514 looking for lunch? |
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| Some seem more anxious than others to bathe |
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| March of the cranes! |
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| 507 and 516 lead the way |
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| Clean-up time |
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| Hard to imagine they could get much muddier |
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| This clean-off is going to take a while |
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| A good shot of black wingtips |
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| 508 and 506 |
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| Very little chick coloring left and the red crowns
are starting to become more evident |
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| Portrait of 522 |
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