Driving through the South Kettle Moraine in Waukesha County I came across a pair of Sandhill Cranes with their colts. The adults probed for food while the young colts observed then giving the food to the colts. On some occasions the colts probed and got their own food. I was a pleasant day, hot in the sun with some humidity. Images were taken on May 24, 2020.
Adult Sandhill Crane just passed a grub worm to the colt…
Colt practicing the wing stretch…
The Sandhill Colt…
Adult probing for a grub with the colt watching and waiting for the adult to let it know when food is ready….
Colt closeup, mud on the bill from probing…
Adult bugling call…
Colt is typically always near an adult, here waiting for the next food, the adult will call it over…
Here the colt is probing on it’s own maybe getting food…
Close-up, mud on the bill from probing…
Colt getting something to eat from the adult…
Colt just being a colt…
Stretching that leg, it is growing so fast…
Another wing stretch…
