My goal over the next few weeks is to get some good photos (without disturbing her). Hopefully I can get some as she hatches and raises here chicks. I haven't seen the nest without her in it, so I have no idea how many eggs are there.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sandhill Crane
I recently found this Sandhill Crane sitting on her nest.
My goal over the next few weeks is to get some good photos (without disturbing her). Hopefully I can get some as she hatches and raises here chicks. I haven't seen the nest without her in it, so I have no idea how many eggs are there.
My goal over the next few weeks is to get some good photos (without disturbing her). Hopefully I can get some as she hatches and raises here chicks. I haven't seen the nest without her in it, so I have no idea how many eggs are there.
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Sandhill cranes lay 2 eggs. Incubation takes 28-30 days, and once the second chick has hatched (usually 2 or 3 days after the first one), they all walk away. The older chick often bullies the younger, so one parent walks one way and one another, with one chick following each. That brown look comes from preening feathers with a muddy bill.
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