Harlequin Heron

The Harlequin Heron is a variation of the traditional crane, but with an unusual twist which allows for the motley color change. The model is the same size as the traditional crane. It is not an iso-area fold, though it looks a bit like one -- peri-iso-area, from the Greek for kinda sorta equal area.

The Harlequin Heron is high intermediate on the Origami ISO Difficulty Scale and involves stretching a grafted bird base and collapsing it. (Not as scary as it sounds.)

This model is Creative Commons licensed and may be freely shared -- once you've learned it, you may teach it, modify it, diagram it without permission.