{"id":568,"date":"2011-05-20T13:24:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T20:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=568"},"modified":"2011-12-06T00:41:30","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T08:41:30","slug":"on-the-brighter-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=568","title":{"rendered":"On The Brighter Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was sad to witness and capture the events at the Sandhill Crane nest the other day. So today it is time to perk things up. The second egg\/chick hatched the following day, but I could not get out there until first thing this morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569 \" title=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2036.jpg\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2036.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2036-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2036-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The adults and the chick were out on the trail foraging for food.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-570 \" title=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2038.jpg\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2038.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2038-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2038-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reifelbirdsanctuary.com\/\">sanctuary<\/a> has closed the trail that goes by the nest area, but you can still get great views and photos of the crane family from an adjoining path.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-571 \" title=\"Sandhill Crane Chick\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2039.jpg\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane Chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2039.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2039-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2039-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here the chick pauses to stretch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-572\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-572 \" title=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2040.jpg\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2040.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2040-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2040-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the menu this morning were worms,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-573\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-573 \" title=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2042.jpg\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2042.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2042-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2042-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane &amp; Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; wood bugs, and some grubs thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-574 \" title=\"Sandhill Crane Chick\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2043.jpg\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane Chick\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2043.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2043-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2043-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Time for another stretch,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-575\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-575 \" title=\"Sandhill Crane Chick\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2045.jpg\" alt=\"Sandhill Crane Chick\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2045.jpg 398w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2045-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SACR_s2045-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandhill Crane Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230; and then strike a nice pose for the paparazzi. There is always the brighter side to nature as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was sad to witness and capture the events at the Sandhill Crane nest the other day. So today it is time to perk things up. The second egg\/chick hatched the following day, but I could not get out there until first thing this morning. The adults and the chick were out on the trail &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=568\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;On The Brighter Side&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding-in-british-columbia","category-george-c-reifel-migratory-bird-sanctuary","tag-sandhill-crane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=568"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1694,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568\/revisions\/1694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}