On 5/17/2014 7:09 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
I have been keeping an eye on the development of the baby Robins on the side of my garage. Thursday, I caught these
two of the four babies visible on top of the nest. The next morning, the nest was empty, and they haven't been seen
since. I assume that Mama Robin has found a safe haven as they continue their development.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Parting+Shot.jpg.html
This is pretty common behavior for nesting birds. Once they leave the nest, they are still far from self sustaining. As
they fly about, often hardly under control, wherever they land, they start calling, which is how parent(s) find and keep
feeding them while they learn to fly well and forage for themselves.
I had a live in partner who volunteered at a wild animal rescue facility. One of their great frustrations was the number
of perfectly healthy young fledges brought in as "fallen from nest" or "abandoned".
She illustrated on vacation, when we came across a tanager apparently lost/hurt on a road. At her instruction, I got it
out of immediate harm's way, up as high as I could reach in a tree. Then we sat back and waited at a little distance.
Sure enough, as soon as aware of no danger, the bird called out regularly, and after a while, an adult came by and fed
it. Pretty soon, it flew up higher, still clumsy, but it got there, and we went on.
Watching the first flights of big birds can scary and hilarious. I particularly recall some Red Tailed Hawk fledges. One
tried landing on a much too small twig, and ended up hanging upside down.
Full Fledged Moose
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