Look at those little pterodactyl feet on this Sandhill Crane colt!

Tree Swallow bogey at 11 o'clock high . . .

A Sandhill Crane and its days-old colt stroll through the spring grasses . . .

A Great Egret found a bountiful source of tadpoles and leisurely worked its way along the water's edge plucking and tossing . . .

Nothing to see here, just blending in . . . This Sandhill Crane and its mate were in a marshy area with tall reeds and grasses. What you can't see are the two small colts that were tagging along, which is a good thing since the odds of a colt reaching adulthood is roughly 50% whether through predation or other causes.

Red-breasted Merganser 1 & 2 are cleared for takeoff on runway zero seven . . .