A Grey Crowned Crane (*Balearica regulorum*) stands in a dry, golden-brown grassland landscape in Mti Mmoja, Tanzania

A Grey Crowned Crane (*Balearica regulorum*) stands in a dry, golden-brown grassland landscape in Mti Mmoja, Tanzania. The bird, positioned in the mid-ground, is observed from a vehicle, a portion of whose black side mirror is visible in the lower right, reflecting the vehicle's body and the dry ground. The crane exhibits grey plumage, white wing patches, and a distinctive golden bristly crown, and faces slightly right. Two smaller, dark figures are visible near its feet. The foreground consists of sparse, desiccated vegetation. The mid-ground extends into a vast, flat plain. In the distant background, large, dark blue-grey mountains rise, with a faint light blue horizontal line, possibly water or distant sky, at their base. The sky above is clear and light blue.