Well folks, its been an exciting day despite the weather. The middle chick increased its wing exercising and almost went this afternoon but no, it was this evening at about 19.37pm that it fledged. Alison posted a link on the main blog. In case anyone missed it , it is: www.youtube.com-watch Its only short but it shows clearly it taking off.
At present we don't know where it is. The eldest and youngest are on the nest with we hope middle one on a tree sheltering from the wind. Only the morning will tell and hopefully when there is a fish delivery it will come back onto the nest
The eldest has had a few forays out into the big wide world also but #3 is still at home but has been practising. What will tomorow bring??
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Looking back through the posts. At 12.20pm Lynette has printed pictures of No 1 returning from a flight. Just thought I would confuse the issue further !!
EDIT, No 3 fledging was reported as 12.16pm
Thanks for that, Brenda. (also, on reflection, the bird in question took off straight from the nest without hardly any preamble, as if used to doing it! - the fledges I've seen are usually hesitant & involve a bit of flapping around 1st)
Just to confuse matters even further I was watching at the time of the alleged fledge and I thought that it was #3 at the time. The way it left and returned, in a rather nonchalant manner, put me in some doubt. The clincher why I didn't even mention it at the time, however, was that I couldn't be sure that it constituted a fledge as it didn't land on a perch away from the nest!
I honestly don't think it was No 3 Linda and I have watched the video again. I was thinking No 1 and that is what made me look back at the previous pictures.
Made no mistake about the key I can assure you. Was No3.
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sandy said: Just to confuse matters even further I was watching at the time of the alleged fledge and I thought that it was #3 at the time. The way it left and returned, in a rather nonchalant manner, put me in some doubt. The clincher why I didn't even mention it at the time, however, was that I couldn't be sure that it constituted a fledge as it didn't land on a perch away from the nest!
Oh Sandy - I'm not getting into the niceties of whether it constitutes a fledge, as sometimes they do go around the nest and then return without landing elsewhere, surely? Its too complicated for me!
Perhaps we will just have to wait and see what LG says.
Right, thanks Watcher2. I must accept your ID, as I am very confused.
What a racket somebody is making on the nest .... hunger pangs again :-))
EDIT - two somebodies ... or even three making the racket now!
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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Yes Joan, I have forgotten when they were last fed.
Last fish from Odin at 11.37am.