Mom left the chick alone for a little while in the evening.
A slight wing coordination problem:
![](http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o337/quintara2/July%202009/hobby4a.jpg)
Mom came back with some food, and the chick ate as if he hadn't eaten for days.
![](http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o337/quintara2/July%202009/hobby9a.jpg)
Immediately after the meal, Mom decided it was bedtime. She didn't take the remaining piece of food out of the nest, which surprised me, but a minute later she ate it.
![](http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o337/quintara2/July%202009/hobby15a.jpg)
The chick had other ideas about bedtime:
![](http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o337/quintara2/July%202009/hobby20a.jpg)
![](http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o337/quintara2/July%202009/hobby21a-1.jpg)
Mom had the last word: