From the back of the chair, they followed Mom to the fence... then we lost track of them for
awhile. The way they got from one place to another could not really be called "flying", as they just fluttered through the air, very lopsided and unsteady with awfully rough landings, but very cute to watch. Mom and/or Dad were never far away....
The ones left in the nest to wait their turn were not very happy.... however; they did what they were told and waited, and waited, and waited. It helped some that brothers and sisters got to come back to the nest at night after a hard day of training so when dusk arrives, so do the babies. You can actually tell they're pretty tired when they return. This morning the
last one got to go out for his lesson, then we had a storm hit about 5:30 this evening and it wasn't long before they were all 5 back in the next to await tomorrow's journey.
As all the excitement is happening in the yard every day, there is usually quite an audience..... The little sparrows are lined up watching and seem to be saying "didn't take US that long to learn"! I caught six of them lined up in a row like they were just setting there observing....
The Robins have also left the nest, but their first time out they just set on the ground. Their Mom will bring them worms and feed them for a few days out of the nest but they're not expected to fly so quickly. They are fairly large by the time they leave, so I'm sure flying is quite a chore.
Take notice of the field of cabbage behind the fence....it's beautiful this year! Part of it is planted in purple cabbage and part in green....
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