Grey Crowned Crane

The Grey Crowned Crane At Al Areen Wildlife Bahrain, Crowned Crane is about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and weighs 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs). Its body plumage is mainly grey. The wings are also predominantly white, but contain feathers with a range of colours. The head has a crown of stiff golden feathers. The sides of the face are white, and there is a bright red inflatable throat pouch. The bill is relatively short and grey, and the legs are black. The sexes are similar, although males tend to be slightly larger. Young birds are greyer than adults, with a feathered buff face. Like all cranes, it feeds on insects, reptiles and small mammals.
Although the Grey Crowned Crane remains common over much of its range, it faces threats to its habitat due to drainage, overgrazing, and pesticide pollution.
The Grey Crowned Crane eats grass seeds and insects, along with other invertebrates

Pearl Cockatiel

The pearl cockatiel has a scalloped appearance due to the loss of melanin on the middle part of the feathers,
resulting in a feather with a white or yellowish middle and a dark margin. The degree of pearling is variable.
Some have only a few feathers lightly pearled while others (sometimes called lacewings) are extremely heavily pearled with little
of the dark margin to the feather remaining. The female in the photo is moderately pearled.

Female pearl cockatiels will retain their pearl markings throughout their life,
while male pearls will begin to lose them as new feathers replace the baby feathers during their first moult.
By the time a male is around 12 months old virtually all trace of their pearl origins has disappeared,
except for possible "ghost" pearl markings on some wing feathers. They are however still pearl cockatiels able to pass on
their pearl gene to any offspring.

The Grey Heron

It is a large bird, standing 90-100 cm tall, with a 175-195 cm wingspan and a weight of 1-2 kg. Its plumage is largely grey above,
and off-white below. Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head.
It has a powerful, pinkish-yellow bill, which is brighter in breeding adults. It has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped).
This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
The call is a loud croaking "fraaank".
The Australian White-faced Heron is often incorrectly called Grey Heron.They are also known for their jumping and rhythmic dance.
Crane species can migrate over a long distance while the cranes in the warmer countries do not migrate.
Cranes prey on small animals, grains and grass shots. The species is highly become extinct because of hunting and habitation.

Hunting its meal

Big Grey Birds in Garden-Blue Crane