The baby is almost as large as his folks. It's 'down' is molting off his head, it looks like a hard rockin' crane with that little mohawk! The wings are expanding. He can't fly, but he runs around the yard at times with those wings outstretched just waiting for the day the wind will give him a lift.
Once his parents fly back to the nest without Him, (I call it, Him.) Him was all upset. It jumped down the side of the sea wall and got stuck in the lilypads trying to swim out and totally panicked. Screaming and sceaming until his mother flew back to swim back home with Him. He's fun to watch, he's great to photograph. I'm lucky to have Him....
