Timmy-Clefe

Profile Picture and Leg Ring Combination Code

Red
Black
White

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.

Sex: Male
Date of Hatching (birthday): 25 April, 2011
Date of Release: 22 August, 2011
Tracking Tag: Radio tracking
Champion Status: Championed

Character profile:

Red Black came from an enormous egg - the biggest of the 2011 season and was the fourth to hatch, placing it in the A block at the rearing facility. It is the sibling of White Red which hatched on the same day. It had a few problems with its legs in the early weeks, but has come through and is walking and growing well. A good team player. August: This bird has developed well but does get a bit panicky everytime we leave the enclosure. He is starting to get more dependant on the others, but everytime we appear he stays close to us for a long time beofre going off to forage again! He is still able to join any of the other birds in a group without any trouble and we are looking forward to seeing who he finally chooses to stay with in the wild! SEPT UPDATE: Along with wh re wh, Re Bk Wh was one of the first cranes to attach itself to the older birds and would repeatedly go off with them - despite being regularly 'knocked back' by the sharp beaks of the naturally quite aggressive older birds. Re Bk Wh is now a fine and well integrated member of the large flock of 2010 and 2011 release year cranes that forage across the Levels and Moors.