Baby Crane with Mother
by Peggy Collins
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Baby Crane with Mother
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Peggy Collins
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Photograph - Photography - Photograph
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Photograph of a mother sandhill crane feeding her two-day-old baby chick. I photographed the family of cranes at the George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. The cranes' area was blocked off so that they wouldn't be disturbed so I stood on a bench at quite a distance to get this shot with my telephoto lens. The mother crane is feeding the baby an insect. At two days old the baby was able to walk awkwardly and would often plunk himself down suddenly after taking a few quick stumbling steps. It was a very endearing scene to watch but I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the chick's awkwardness. The tenderness of the parent cranes shown to their baby is a memory I'll always treasure.
Tied for 2nd place in FAA's "Awww" contest, February, 2014.
3rd place in the Baby Animals contest, February, 2014.
1st place in the Baby Animals contest, June, 2014.
2nd place in FAA's Wild Birds on the Ground contest, December, 2018
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January 22nd, 2014
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Comments (26)
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful nature photograph of a mother Sandhill Crane and her chick, Peggy! Congratulations on your Second Place in the Baby Birds contest! F/L
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… CONTRASTS - ART NETWORK GROUP MEMBERS! F/L
Carol Lowbeer
Love the contrast between the mom and the orange chick! It's wonderful to see how completely formed and different these small cranes look when babies. Great shot!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Baby Crane with Mother composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Baby Crane with Mother composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! F/L voted
Jennifer Jenson
A most precious image! How I would love to see a tiny colt! Voted in the Sandhill Crane contest!
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous photograph of a mother Sandhill Crane and her chick, Peggy! Congratulations on your Top Finish in the Wild Babies contest! F/L
William Tasker
Congratulations, Peggy, on your second place finish in the "Birds On The Ground" contest sponsored by the group, Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography!
Jurgen Lorenzen
This an awesome and rare view of the Sandhill Crane's family life, Peggy - congratulations your 2nd place in the contest!
Peggy Collins
Susan, thanks for featuring my baby crane photograph in the Women Photographers group!
Inge Riis McDonald
Congratulations on you second place Peggy. These guys are so cute:) The size difference is huge. Great shot. I haven't been to Reifel for a couple of years, but I do need to go when I get back home this spring:)
Peggy Collins replied:
Thanks so much, Inge! You know, I never visited Reifel until I moved away from Vancouver. Now I have to take a ferry and drive a couple of hours to get there. Go figure!
Nikolyn McDonald
Congratulations on your tie for 2nd place in the recent Awww contest here at FAA. Adorable moment of tenderness.
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