Comments on: Two New Chick Photos with the Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM Lens (and a Spectacular Mockingbird Mobbing Barred Owl Image) https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2026/03/23/two-new-chick-photos-with-the-sony-300mm-f-2-8-gm-lens-and-a-spectacular-mockingbird-mobbing-barred-owl-image/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:19:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2026/03/23/two-new-chick-photos-with-the-sony-300mm-f-2-8-gm-lens-and-a-spectacular-mockingbird-mobbing-barred-owl-image/comment-page-1/#comment-2644802 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:43:11 +0000 https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/?p=97629#comment-2644802 In reply to David+Policansky.

From AI Overview:

Young cranes (colts) have disproportionately large feet and long legs to provide stability and support for fast growth. These oversized limbs help them walk, run, and forage within 24 hours of hatching, while also helping them navigate marshy, uneven terrain. They eventually “grow into” their feet as they mature.

From artie: I’ve seen tiny chicks walking around in the marsh outside the nest less than an hour after hatching.

]]> By: David+Policansky https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2026/03/23/two-new-chick-photos-with-the-sony-300mm-f-2-8-gm-lens-and-a-spectacular-mockingbird-mobbing-barred-owl-image/comment-page-1/#comment-2644775 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:36:07 +0000 https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/?p=97629#comment-2644775 I agree with Patricia Fishburne. One typically thinks of babies as having big heads, but this one has huge feet. What can you tell us about the biology of that?

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