Cosmo

Profile Picture and Leg Ring Combination Code

• Green
• Black
• Red

What is this?

Each crane has a unique combination of 3 coloured rings on their right leg. This marking code helps to identify the crane in the wild.

Character profile:

Summer 2010: When younger, Green-Black was nervous, flighty and ran very fast everywhere.  He looked a bit odd for a while as he had a bald patch on his head! He is very good natured and had the most easy going temperament of all the chicks.  He became quite bold and eventually befriended Minnie, being the only bird that could feed from same bowl as him. He has never shown aggression to any other bird. He has no silbings.  Sept 2010: Despite an earlier friendship with Minnie - Green-Black is now part of Clarence's cohort (although not one of the original core group) and tends to avoid being near Minnies group except at the night time roost, or under the auto feeder in the pen.October 2010: Green/Black had a bit of a limp a while ago due to him getting his leg caught up in some fencing, but he is fighting fit again. He is still a member of the super cohort and is very rarely away from Clarence and Gemma.Nov 2010: In recent weeks the cranes have all joined forces with Clarences group and are now usually moving as a group of 20. Green/Black is usually seen walking around from one side of the group to the other when they are foraging, never staying in one spot for too long and is friendly to the whole group. The group have found new fields to explore and are often found foraging on maize stubbles, which is Green/Blacks new favourite food!JAN 2011 Cosmo has been part of the overwintering flock that formed towards the end of November,  which has remained a tight-nit group throughout the coldest December on record.   The flock is still a single unit and has been most recently feeding around the Aller Moor area.March 2011:  Cosmo is still within the winter flock and as with all of the others he is somewhat scruffy but his adult plumage can clearly be seem comming through.September 2011:  Cosmo has lost his scruffy appearance now that his adult plumage has nearly all come through.  He has been quite inquisitive with the new 2011 cohort, and shown little fear of the costumed 'parents', although he didn't see them months.

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