Cute-a-Sarus

Miley Sarus, baby Sarus Crane at the Denver Zoo. 10/1/209. Nikon z6, 400/2.8 with 1.4x TC

Remember that scene in the original (or, you know, the only) Jurassic Park movie where the baby raptor pokes its head out of its shell and it’s the cutest thing ever? These guys are pretty close to that level. They’re also pretty close to the size that velociraptors actually were.

Little Miley Sarus here is about 4 or 5 weeks old. You can see mom’s leg there in the foreground for a little bit of scale. Miley, like most birds, is growing exceptionally fast. Two weeks ago she was about half as tall as she is now. She still hasn’t developed the beautiful red and white feathers the species is known for, but holy crap is she a cutie anyway.

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