Bird Watching: Sandhill Crane colt, 1 by trackinsand

trackinsand wrote:
the Cranes are still coming back to the nest site each evening but they leave very early in the morning and stay away all day and they are going to places where i can't keep track of them anymore, so it is more stressful than ever! lol

something happened yesterday that i have never seen before although i was told that it happens.

i was outside early last evening and glanced out to the lake to see if they had come back yet......and there they were, swimming across the cove towards the nest site. male in front, female behind, babies in the middle. they looked like big gray swans! i was so astounded that i didn't run for the camera but just stood and watched until they made it safely over to the other side. i guess they didn't feel like walking the entire length of the cove to get home.

i've enclosed a picture of the cove, minus birds, to give you all an idea of the layout. pictured is the cove entrance, the far side and the closest point (where the nest is). i hope that isn't confusing. also a picture of the babies taken a couple of days ago.