By Ron Richman | 2024-12-04
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On 12/03/2024 10:54 am by Cecille Kennedy | Sauvie Island, Oregon
An adult and a juvenile sandhill crane slowly walking away from me though I am really quite far from them. They are wary of humans. The juvenile on the left doesn't have yet the red crown and orange-red eyes of the adult on the right.
"He’ll stay with his parents for a total of 9-10 months, from nesting through fall migration, wintering and the first spring migration. Independence from his parents won’t occur until toward the end of his first spring migration, 30 to 60 days before his parents have their next clutch of eggs." quote from Ron Dudley's blog Feathered Photography
Nikon P1000
crop. Photoshop