Number one is eating on its own.  Yay!  His parents will still feed him for a week or more, but this takes some of the nutritional load off of them.  Number two has retreated back to the nest.  He's (or she's -- who knows yet) not quite convinced the world is a wonderful place.  S/he's been out a couple of times since, but not for very long.  And s ( Read more... )

Our Hatchlings Fledged!  Out of the nest.
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It's been so beautiful for the last few days that I thought it was really finally here.  In fact, I gave in to the finches and hung their cage outside yesterday.  Then the wind came up, and the temperature went down, and I had to bring the girls back in to keep them from freezing overnight.  We were all disappointed.