A juvenile Sandhill Crane walks past some decorative grass.
Crane usually lay one, two, or sometimes three eggs. The young birds remain with their parents almost a full year, until they are ready to start another brood.
But until then, the young birds follow their parents everywhere, and their parents watch for them carefully.
A subspecies of Sandhill Cranes are native to Florida, and live in the area year-round.
Cranes lay one or two eggs each season, and both parents raise the young cranes until it is time for them to lay eggs again.
Immature cranes have sparse, light brown feathers.
Cranes eat berries and fruit, as well as insects, small reptiles and lizards, and small fish and crustaceans, depending on what’s available.
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