Onyx and Blackie's "surprise" baby fledged this morning. It's only about 14-15 days old, which is a tad early to be leaving the nest. The parents seem puzzled. I gently put it back in the nest, but it wouldn't stay. Hopefully the parents aren't too rattled by its early emergence, and will continue feeding it. I did pour out most of the water in the water cup, and added a second low-level cup just in case the fledgling lands in the water. Early fledgers can easily drown if they fall into a full cup of water. At least it's fully feathered, so unless it gets soaking wet, it can maintain its body heat on its own. I hope everything goes okay for it. It's a tiny little thing!
I updated the "Meet My Birds" page this morning as well, and added a few photos. :-)
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