#fledgling
This is Basket Owl (a baby great horned owl). Its mother, who is perhaps a first time mother, selected an old, very small (for an owl) crow nest at the top of a tree. Not surprising to the people watching her constantly pulling her baby back under herself as it bulged over the edges of the nest, the baby fell out when very young. Thankfully, some kind humans noticed and instead of absconding with the baby, they grabbed a new nest (a deep basket) and secured it part way up the nest tree, then placed the baby in the basket. Thankfully, mom realized this was a much better nest and resumed sitting on her baby in their new home. This is Basket Owl yesterday, several weeks after its rescue, doing well and in the “brancher” phase (i.e. not quite fledging, but moving around in the tree a bit). It’s such a cute puff and a testament to people trying to keep the baby with its parents instead of just kidnapping it with good intentions.
Please, if you encounter baby birds this season, do your best to place them back in the nest or up in a bush or tree, off the ground. Don’t immediately take the baby and accidentally kidnap it. If the nest seems to have broken, find a cardboard box or a small basket, place the baby inside, and secure it up in the nest tree, off the ground (the parents are very likely going to find it). If you feel the bird may be legitimately injured, call a bird expert or rehabber BEFORE taking the baby away from its parents.
Enjoy watching all the cute baby birds this season!
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(viaFrequently Asked Questions, Ask an Expert: Q. I found a baby bird. What do I do?)
Reminder that it’s usually best to leave baby birds alone! Get a picture or two, enjoy watching them, but don’t unknowingly kidnap them from their parents!
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Ok guys you don’t fit anymore. #robins #fledgling #robin #chicks #robinchicks #nest #nesting #birbsofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #babyrobin #fledglings
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I love how ANGRY little fledgling baby birds look
Like their faces are just a perpetual adorable scowl and it’s great
We Have Lift Off!
Early this morning, Osprey chicks Poole and Pan gave their family something to look up to! - Click here to keep reading.
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The three Hog Island osprey chicks stand at the edge of the nest, flap their wings, and peer into the distance. Now that Poole, Pan, and Pia are approaching 7 weeks of age they prepare for the next phase in their lives by exercising those feathered wings and readying to take their first flight. We can expect this leap by… (Click here to keep reading.)
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Remember This?
Oh it feels so long ago now that Pia has taken to the skies! But just a few days ago, Mocha-SOCAL caught this snapshot of mom, Rachel, and Pia sharing a moment in the nest. We can almost hear Rachel whisper, “You can do it Kiddo!”
Young Ospreys make their first migration alone, instinctively knowing where to go without instruction from parents. - Keep reading here.
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They’ve Done It! The First Osprey Fledged for 2014
Exciting news from Hog Island! The first of the Hog Island Osprey chicks has fledged this morning, July 31st at 6:07am PDT. Little Poole, it seems, was the first to show his feathered siblings up but taking flight out over the Hog Island waters. Is that a look of shock we see in the nest?!
See the family on the Live Cam here. The other siblings should fledged any day now!
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Close up of my parents barn swallow babies in the nesting cups I made!
The bird parents have prepped the brown nest for their second clutch.
A funky little dude
First of this year’s robin fledglings in the woods at WWT Castle Espie.
Great crested grebes are born with stripes and facial markings, presumably to help with camouflaging and possibly parental recognition.
Image credit: Roberto Melotti
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Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird. What an ugly mug! #redwingedblackbird #fledgling #babybird #bird #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #falmouth #capecod #birdstagram #birds_captures #birds_adored #birds_illife #feather_perfection #nuts_about_birds #bns_birds #your_best_birds #udog_feathers #kings_birds #snap_wildlife (at East Falmouth, Massachusetts)
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Parker wanted to help with the yard work today. I had to break it to him that he’s not old enough yet to drive.
