Displaying Korhaan

The birds are in full swing with the oncoming breeding season. Nest building is done on earnest. Males are trying to obtain territories, and more importantly, females. This is done with attractive plumage and calling. One spectacular display came from a Redcrested Korhaan. The red crest is normally not noticeable and hardly ever seen. This was only my second time to see one display like that. I find it quite interesting that a bird is named after something hardly seen, but considering that they are often named after dead specimens in museums, perhaps the crest seemed like one of the more obvious features. Little did they know in museums that in the wild it’s very special to see.

 

Simon Vegter

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