MN / Elk River - 2008-22

[Liz]

Chase is really looking like he wants to go, but that wind...  I'm surprised he wasn't blown right off!  

[JL]

Oh my!  I thought for sure that time!  He was out on the sidebar flapping like crazy trying to get his balance in the wind...then jumped back in.  Now he's got his sister flapping around too.  

[eagle63_1999]

Give us all heart failure.  Now the female is stretching her wings.

[Pchemist]

Boy, this really looks like it could be it, he's out the flapping in the wind and holding on to the far ledge...  and then he jumps back to the box.  

Boy's gonna give me heart failure!

[eagle63_1999]

omg my heart was in my throat again watching that.  I thought the wind was going to blow him off the ledge for sure, but man he was hanging on.

[bcbird]

Could Mom and Dad be hoping to get everyone in one place? That lower silo, where Bullet fell?  Or maybe they are a bit unsettled still after finding they have two nests to supply with food. 

[JL]

I noticed that while he was flapping his wings on the ledge, he is also lifting his butt so he's doing a handstand.  I think he jumped back in because it was too windy...soon enough.

[LouLouBelle]

I thought for sure he was going to go! Did you see that the parents had food but left with it.. Don't know if encouraging these 2 to follow or if taking the food to Bullet. Neat to see both parents!

[ballywing]

Ha Ha - Maybe the parents are tempting them on purpose to chase the food?? 

[Pchemist]

wow- both parents come by, have some food with them, and take off!  kids wake up, look at them leaving and wonder what's happening!  Now the boy is testing his wings on the box-ledge.   

[Pchemist]

Hmmmm.  Parent flies in and wakes up the kids, but no food.  Just sitting on the ledge areas (sometimes out of our view - man I wish the other camera were available!) and the kids are just standing the box in the shade like "what is your problem?"

[Pchemist]

It seems very windy.  I hope they don't try anything today because first flight in tough wind is not good.  Right now the boy is on the box-ledge and the girl is napping in the far corner in the shade.  It's been very quiet.  The boy's feathers are really getting ruffled by the wind.

[msdolittle]

i remember reading somewhere that the parents will do fly by's with food to get the kids to fly after them.

[Pchemist]

Not much to post - it's naptime and very quiet.

[deedream]

Looks and sounds very windy there today doesn't it?  Thats why I think someone will fledge cause they will get out there on a beam, flapping and such and the wind will pick them up from under wings and they will go whether they intend to or not!