The barn swallows were just about falling out of the nest on Monday. All four heads and chests were visible on Monday, and the parents couldn't get any closer than to hang off the side of the nest. The youngsters took flight Tuesday, unfortunately heading right through the open doors of the riding ring where the riding therapy sessions happen. They were apparently working out the flying thing with the lessons going on.
As of this morning it seems they were still in there. The barn folks left the side door open all night for the fledglings to find their way out, but it didn't work. It was far too rainy today to leave the big double doors open, so they are probably going to be in there for another couple of days.
The three young Decorah Eagles, stars of the internet thanks to good video feeds from a tree top nest in Iowa, started disappearing off the screen on Monday. All three had flown-hopped out to the end of a long limb that the cameras could be repositioned to scan, and seemed to have spent most of the weekend out there. By Tuesday at midday, someone had visited the site and and confirmed that one was already airborne and the other two had just started their first real flights.
These two bird families made air just 48 hours ahead of the Solstice, the end of spring.
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