Yesterday, Alpha Chick was using his beak for the first time to peck at the wood around the nest hole. He seems to be ready to fledge!
Then, this morning Drew put the video camera out at 7am. At 7:08am, the last of the chicks fledged. I am assuming that Alpha Chick, and another brother or sister, fledged earlier in the morning. Here is the chick putting his feet on the edge of the nest hole. He gave one last chirp, and...
launched himself out of the nest hole!
He flapped his wings so we could see the identifying yellow shafts and tail as he soared into the wild, blue yonder... Fly, be free little buddy! (Again, note that these are screen grabs from video.)
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