July 8, 2019

Location: St. Augustine, St. Augustine Alligator Park

I am a West African Crowned Crane
I'm 3 1/2 feet tall and weigh almost 8 pounds
Sometimes I dance cause I'm happy
And I roost in trees, not on the ground.

(Note: This is a captive, resident bird at the Alligator Farm.)

Sources: Cougar Mountain Zoo - West African Crowned Crane

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson