Resources 5
Welcome to Part 2 of the Cranes in Flight Gallery. We hope you enjoy these images of Brolgas and Sarus Cranes in all the stages of flight: takeoff, landing and in the air. Please support our generous contributing photographers if you have grant-funded or commercial projects.
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Cranes in Flight (2)

↑ Flight intention: a Brolga stretches wings before initiating takeoff and flight, in a western Queensland swamp ...

↑ then starts its run-up ...
↓ and takes off (Rob Gray)

↓ Two Brolgas and two Sarus Cranes fly down to roost in Bromfield Swamp, far north Queensland (D Stowe). The Brolgas show a gular (throat) pouch in profile, and less red on the head and neck
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