Sandhill Cranes at Red Bug Lake Park

Sandhill Crane

Every couple weeks I visit Red Bug Lake Park to see the Sandhill Crane family that is there.  Every time I go, the chicks have more than doubled in size.  Now they're long past the "cute" stage, and it looks to me like some flight feathers are finally starting to come in.  I wonder if the next time I visit them will be the last before they're fledged.  The "little" ones are still taking food from their parents, but they also are foraging for themselves.

Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane that found what looks like a Crayfish