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A CROWN
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Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. (2 Timothy 4:8 KJV)
Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina pavonina) (West African) Brevard Zoo by Lee
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And what a glorious crown it is!
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The Crested and Crowned Cranes are similar, but this one is a subspecies (Balearica pavonina pavonina) that is in the western part of the Sahara. The Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina ceciliae) is located in East Africa. Black Crowned Cranes have the white on top of red and the Grey Crowned Crane (a/k/a) Crested has the red at the top and white at the bottom of their face.
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Looks like a close cousin to the Crested Crane (a/k/a East African Crowned Crane) mentioned in https://leesbird.com/2015/08/25/flag-that-bird-part-5/ — which appears on the official coat-of-arms of Uganda.
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