Chickadees Fledged today

tmc2009

9 years ago

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joan754
9 years ago
How adorable. And the parents continue to clean house even after the babies have left. Good renters. Do the young stay around the yard after they have fledged or are they like tree swallows, never to be seen again?
claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
9 years ago
It's scary out there! But it's lonely in here, where did everybody go? Decisions, decisions..... OK, I'm outta here (gulp)....

Interesting that at least one parent seems to be cleaning up the nest but also at least one parent is still bringing food and looking for the babies. Did you see them feeding the fledglings out in the yard?

Claire
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