GROWTH SPURT

I’ve been following my sandhill crane colts since I first saw them on June 14, deep in the grass.  A week later, I came across them nesting nearby in a roadside wetland.  Then, Saturday night, I discovered them back in the field, which had been mowed.  They were huge!  I’m not surprised, though, since colts grow incredibly fast, shooting up about an inch a day during their first month.