Yellow Green Blue

Profile Picture and Leg Ring Combination Code

• Yellow
• Green
• Blue

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:

At Slimbridge Yellow Green Blue developed the nickname 'the road runner', as he was incredibly active and often the first to explore.  Although active, he was a shy bird, keeping himself to himself the majority of the time. As a youngster, he had a dark neck and a blonde top to his head. Once down in the Somerset release enclosure he integrated into the flock well and could be described as a 'good team player'  - well, as good as cranes get, anyway.  As Autumn turned into Winter, the cranes began to flock together to look for food, which they found in plentiful supply in the form of Maize left in fields from the harvest.  All 48 have been spending most of their time either feeding in the Maize stubble or down on Stan Moor, completely unpeturbed by the surrounding floodwater. 

Photos of Yellow Green Blue

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