Birds Sandhill Cranes

[-ST-]

Sandhill Cranes
The little one (a colt) is eight days old.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 250

 

[Unframed Dave]

What are crane chicks called?

Hoists maybe?

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

What are crane chicks called?

Hoists maybe?

Pump Trucks

Nice shots ST, they are lovely looking birds.

 

[alexpler]

The first picture is really good. A warm, meaningful moment in Nature. Well done.

 

[Jeff A]

How did you know this chick was 8 days old?

 

[-ST-]

What are crane chicks called?

Hoists maybe?

They're called "colts".

The use of horse terminology to refer to Sandhill Cranes seems a bit archaic and many people donʼt know these terms now. According to several sources on the Internet, the fact that crane colts, also known as chicks, are precocious and able to run within 24 hours of hatching led to their being called “colts.”

source: http://cranewatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/All-About-Cranes-6.pdf

How did you know this chick was 8 days old?

Later, I caught it, cut it in half and counted the rings.



Seriously though, I took these photos at the George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary.

Welcome to the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

The official website of the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta, BC, Canada.

www.reifelbirdsanctuary.com

The staff member who was watching over the cranes told me. Apparently, the staff monitor the nests diligently there.

 

[Unframed Dave]

"Later, I caught it, cut it in half and counted the rings."

Lol!