I've been watching the activity at the bluebird house recently. Just yesterday, I could see the parent birds taking food to the birdhouse and removing fecal sacs as they flew from the birdhouse. Today, I saw both male and female flying back and forth from the maple to the crepe myrtle and calling. I figured the fledglings had left the box or were getting ready to.
This afternoon when I stepped outside, I saw a bird in the mulched area. It looked like a fledgling. I got my camera and watched as it took a wobbly flight to the neighbor's pine and perched itself on a knot on the trunk.
Papa Bluebird was vigilantly following. You can see him perched on a limb of the pine.
Soon after I took the picture, the fledging flew to the edge of neighbor's wooded backyard. Safe travels, little bluebird!
WEll what a sweet post. How neat to catch the first flights of the baby bird. They mature fast it seems, once they leave the nest. Good catches in the photos.
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