Out of the nest

Yorkie DadYorkie Dad Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
edited May 3, 2006 in Wildlife
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I went to take pictures of the baby Robins in their nest - found that Mom had taken them out for their first day of flight training. This one was waiting his turn.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Congrats on your first post in the Nature and Wildlife Forum and that is a wonderful shot. thumb.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    A real beauty.

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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    I agree with Harry, (it's scary, but that's been happening a lot lately) nicely done.
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Great shot of a fledge robin.

    FWI, mom doesn't take them out of the nest. Bird nests are only so big and the young eventually get too big for the nest and pop out, beauty of nature here. Once on the ground mom and pop, yes it takes both to keep them fed, will continue to feed them on the ground. They are grounded for around 7 days before they are actually able to fly. Obviously this is a pretty dangerious time for them. This is 'basic' songbird MO. Swifts, swallows etc. do things a bit differently.
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Yorkie Dad wrote:

    I went to take pictures of the baby Robins in their nest - found that Mom had taken them out for their first day of flight training. This one was waiting his turn.

    Awwww he's saying....... Are you my Mother ??? rolleyes1.gif
    the little guy is soooooo cute iloveyou.gif how lucky was you hey thumb.gif
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Sweet!

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  • Yorkie DadYorkie Dad Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    These guys must be a different breed. They were all (4) flying around the yard yesterday with Mom following along as each one made their 'trial' flights. The one I was able to photograph actually flew to the top of my garage and then to a large tree where he waited while Mom took another one on a flight to the backyard and return.
    I was very suprised as they had remained in the nest until yesterday afternoon.
    Thusie wrote:
    Great shot of a fledge robin.

    FWI, mom doesn't take them out of the nest. Bird nests are only so big and the young eventually get too big for the nest and pop out, beauty of nature here. Once on the ground mom and pop, yes it takes both to keep them fed, will continue to feed them on the ground. They are grounded for around 7 days before they are actually able to fly. Obviously this is a pretty dangerious time for them. This is 'basic' songbird MO. Swifts, swallows etc. do things a bit differently.
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Yorkie Dad wrote:
    These guys must be a different breed. They were all (4) flying around the yard yesterday with Mom following along as each one made their 'trial' flights. The one I was able to photograph actually flew to the top of my garage and then to a large tree where he waited while Mom took another one on a flight to the backyard and return.
    I was very suprised as they had remained in the nest until yesterday afternoon.

    You probably missed the on the ground time. On the phone with a expert, just by chance, and she has never see or heard of a rob fleging directly from the nest..BUT that doesn't mean it can't happen. Would LOVE to run into a batch or two that did, would save me having to go down to the flight every hour on the hour to feed the twits:D AND calls from 'helpful folks' thinking they have just rescued a bird with a broken wing.umph.gif
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