Monday, July 03, 2006

First Flight



The baby bluebirds left the nest yesterday. First, each one perched in the nest opening, while Mom and Dad called encouragement from a nearby tree branch. Then, one at a time, they took their first flight. They landed on the ground, on a tree trunk, on a tree branch, and high up on the side of an electrical pole. Mom and Dad are already looking to build a new nest in a nearby house.

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2 comments:

Linda@VS said...

Baby birds seem so vulnerable when they leave the nest. Don't you love seeing them take their first flight?

patsy said...

they will help keep the grasshopper crop down.