The scuttlebutt is:
one of the fledglings came down from the nest in the Saguaro and found a beautiful, thorny, blooming with yellow flowers, palo verde tree in which to perch.
Now this young bird is known as a brancher: it is hiding but still being fed by the parents until it is able to fully fly.
The second fledgling did not have it as easy, but again this is just scuttlebutt.
It seems that the second fledgling, using his new skills, flew down from the nest in the Saguaro, and actually crashed into the side of another Saguaro! What a sight that must have been! He then picked himself up and scrambled up into a nearby thorny, prickery staghorn cholla, where he did not stay very long at all! He found himself still on the ground and needed to find safety at some point.
We can assume that the fledgling climbed up yet another Saguaro close to where the brancher is hiding in the palo verde tree.
And it is very possible that our fledgling stood at the top of this Saguaro all night.
What happened next was captured the next morning after I discovered the fledgling up in the Saguaro!
Watching through the camera lens I just knew the fledgling was balancing itself, preparing to fly.
A little scratching and a little more balancing.
And then the fledgling finds the courage to leap up and fly!
What a beautiful sight!
After four to five weeks of visiting the nest every few days for three or four hours at a time,
it is hard to say,
"Good Bye"
(Copyright 2015)
(Copyright 2015)
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