. ▁Dan cing ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁a ▁disp lacement ▁activity , ▁when ▁the ▁nest ▁or ▁young ▁is ▁threatened . ▁The ▁c ran es ▁bre ed ▁mainly ▁during ▁the ▁mon so ons ▁in ▁India ▁( from ▁July ▁to ▁October , ▁although ▁a ▁second ▁bro od ▁may ▁occur ), ▁and ▁bre eding ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁months . ▁They ▁build ▁large ▁n ests , ▁platforms ▁made ▁of ▁re eds ▁and ▁veget ation ▁in ▁wet ▁mar sh es ▁or ▁p addy ▁fields . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁constructed ▁within ▁shall ow ▁water ▁by ▁p iling ▁up ▁r ush es , ▁st raw , ▁grass es ▁with ▁their ▁roots , ▁and ▁mud ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁platform ▁r ises ▁above ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁little ▁island . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁un con ce aled ▁and ▁consp ic uous , ▁being ▁visible ▁from ▁af ar , ▁and ▁def ended ▁fier c ely ▁by ▁the ▁pair . ▁ ▁Data ▁coll ated ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁from ▁South ▁Asia ▁show ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁nest ing ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁More ▁focused ▁observations , ▁however , ▁show ▁nest ing ▁patterns ▁to ▁be ▁closely ▁tied ▁to ▁ra inf all ▁patterns . ▁An ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁rule ▁was ▁the ▁un season al ▁nest ing ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁artificial ly ▁flo oded ▁Ke ol ade o - G h ana ▁National ▁Park , ▁and ▁in ▁mar sh es ▁created ▁by ▁ir rig ation ▁can als ▁in ▁K ota ▁district ▁of ▁Raj as than , ▁India . ▁Based ▁on ▁these