One of my birding stops today in Milwaukee County was checking out a reported Sandhill Crane on a nest. From a distance I watched a Sandhill Crane on the nest and on a few occasions the bird stood up and rolled the eggs over. I have never seen this before, it was very exciting to watch. Two birds have been rotating sitting on the eggs, I only saw one today. Rolling over the eggs was one thing but then the bird has to get comfortable in sitting back on the eggs after rolling. It took a couple of times to get comfy after the rolling over was done. Cranes roll the egg over as it serves to distribute the heat evenly and prevent the egg membrane from sticking to the shell. I heard this is the second try for this couple to try for young as the first attempt the eggs were washed away from flooding. It was a beautiful June day with cool temps to start the day, some sun came mid-morning. Images were taken on June 7, 2020.
Follow my adventures!
POPULAR POSTS
Bookmarks
Recent Comments
- Jeanne on Great Horned Owl Owlets in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on April 25, 2024
- Kurt on Great Horned Owl Owlets in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on April 25, 2024
- Gerald Haiar on Great Horned Owl Owlets in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on April 25, 2024
- Cheryl on American Avocets at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on April 24, 2024
- ANDREW J BURISH on American Avocets at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on April 24, 2024
Tags
american avocet american white pelican Barred Owl Black-bellied Plover black-crowned night heron Bobolink common goldeneye Coyote dunlin Eastern Screech Owl Glaucous Gull great black-backed gull Great Blue Heron great egret greater scaup Great Horned Owl Great Horned Owl Owlets Green Heron Hooded Merganser Horned Grebe Horned Lark Killdeer Long-eared Owl Long-tailed Duck Mute Swan Prothonotary Warbler red-breasted merganser red-headed woodpecker Red-headed Woodpeckers Red-tailed Hawk Red Fox Redhead ruby-throated hummingbird Ruddy Turnstone rufous hummingbird Sanderling Sandhill Crane Sandhill Cranes Snow Bunting snowy owl Warblers white-winged scoter wildflowers Wisconsin Native Wildflowers Wood Duck