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| Patricia Fisher | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> sandhill_colts_of_2012 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 First colt of the 2012 season |
 Two from Neenah |
 Fuzzy butts. |
 Number four came up 5 weeks later from Wildlife in Need |
 Neenah birds had the puddle in their part of the pen. |
 Time for banding. |
 You name it they got it in this kit. |
 Number 313 is first to get his bands. |
 The clamp is to hold the band while the glue dries. |
 Andy measures the legs to find out the sex of the crane |
 Andy is showing Ann Barzen how to hold the legs so they do not hurt themselves. |
 After banding they are weighed with the new digital scale |
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 Gluing the band |
 Next comes U.S. Fish and Wildlife band. |
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 If you are out watching cranes please look for any color bands and report to ICF. |
 A bird in the hand |
 One more week in this pen and then they are out of here |
 Chuck Petters and Gary Bunnell carry boxes to the field |
 The fields were full of the next phase of their lives. |
 Gary waits for the "go for it". |
 #315 hits the ground first. |
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 Photo by Chuck Petters |
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 Not one of the three was on the ground long, two three steps and in the air. |
 First flight |
 The resident birds sure put on a show for us that Sunday. |
 Chuck goes back on Monday Oct 22 and finds 313 with 5 adult cranes. |
 # 313 and new friend |
 314 finally found |
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