Taking Flight!

What a blessing to see this entire process from start to finish. We awoke this morning to find one of the babies sitting on a branch very close to the nest.

Shortly thereafter, Mama (left) alighted beside her baby (right) and poked about at its wings, as if to encourage it to fly again. For about 30 minutes, the baby flitted short distances, from branch to branch. Mama always nearby for poking and encouragement.