Sandhill Crane Barely over a week old, this is one chick that survived from an original two eggs in the nest. |
Sandhill Crane The youngster had to sit and rest fairly frequently. |
Sandhill Crane Every move by the parents was closely followed since it meant food. |
Sandhill Crane Waiting, waiting, and standing as tall as possible, just over knee-high of the parent. |
Sandhill Crane Its feathers are wet from walking through the wet grass and sometimes laying down. |
Sandhill Crane Part of a large earthworm is offered. |
Sandhill Crane On to the next morsel. |
Sandhill Crane A large larvae of some sort. |
Sandhill Crane Sort of hunting for food on its own, but it doesn't really have much of a clue yet. |
Sandhill Crane Very ready for whatever the parent has found and is offering. Training to hunt for food is already underway. |
Sandhill Crane Walking with somewhat of a totter and wobble at times. |
Sandhill Crane Starting to get a bit tired from all the excitement of the food hunt. |
Sandhill Crane So the chick lays down and the parent immediately surrounds it for protection. |
Sandhill Crane From the middle of June, when still an egg. Here the the parent is adjusting the two eggs, one of which survived. |
Sandhill Crane And back on the nest after the adjustment. At least one of the chicks will hatch within a week of this. One will be the youngster whose growth is followed during the summer of 2016. |
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