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Bye-Bye Birdies
6/13/2006

The babies flew the nest today.

In the following clip, split into two parts,
they both flex their wings after which one fledgling leaves while the other watches.

Part 1 Dial-up (285K) DSL/Cable (3.40M)

Part 2 Dial-up (243K) DSL/Cable (2.89M)

So now the second decides to give it a try.
After several practice flights this fledgling is also successful.

Part 1 Dial-up (350K) DSL/Cable (4.19M)

Part 2 Dial-up (260K) DSL/Cable (3.10M)

The second birdie took probably 8-10 minutes with its practice flights before it actually left the nest.
The first few practice flights and
some parts where the birds were just sitting were edited out of these videos.