We made our normal Sunday morning trip to Circle Bar B Reserve this weekend to check on the Sand Hill Crane Colts and the Barred Owl chick. I'll save the Barred Owl for a separate post and provide an update on the Cranes here. The Colts are now about ten days old and are able to follow the parents pretty much anywhere. They are often seen up on the pathways around the Reserve and are not at all shy around people. After spending four hours waiting on the owls we were leaving and found the Cranes on the path as we were leaving. As they were walking toward us I sat along the edge of the trail and got the following pictures as they walked to me. They passed right by as if I wasn't there. The photos are a little "harsh" in the noon sun, but they are still cute.
After passing by they left the trail into high grass. Here is one last photo before they disappear in the marsh.
As I mentioned above we waited for four hours for one of the adult owls to return to the nest for feeding but it never happened. We did get a few photos of the chick peeking out of the nest and a picture of dad in a tree nearby. My next post will be on the Barred Owls.
Thanks for visiting,
David
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