-- Best Regards, John White Reptiles & Amphibians of Virginia - http://www.erols.com/reptiles/ Wildlife Photos - http://www.herp-edia.com/photography/ (*New Site*) Wildlife & Nature Photographs - http://members.xoom.com/crocodilians/ filename="bird200.jpg" Comments ======== it is a South African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) You may check this (dutch) site (to which I contributed most=20 bird pages) for a reference of the two species of crowned crane. http://www.dierentuin.net/vogels/zuidelijke_kroonkraanvogel.html The other (Northern) species of crowned crane http://www.dierentuin.net/vogels/noordelijke_kroonkraanvogel.html Note the different patterns of red and white on the cheeks and the color of the neck Martin Kramer mkramer@wxs.nl http://home.wxs.nl/~mkramer/