Continued from the previous day.
When I arrived around 9:30, a bill could be seen protruding a little, just like yesterday. Then the bill stuck out more and a face appeared! It was the first time I clearly saw a chick's face.
It came out even further and.... it flew!
After a short clumsy flight it landed on a tree branch in front of us.
For a few long seconds it stayed there, offering me a perfect view. What a cuty!
Then it took off, fluttering through the foliage, landing somewhere out of sight.
Fortunately Mr Y. with his young sharp eyes located it on the ground in the valley below.
For the rest of the morning I could watch it moving around, getting used to the outside world, stretching its wings, preening.
Just after midday number 2 flew out.
Younger by a day or so
Parents are going to be very busy now. There were a few awkward moments when someone with an insect net entered the river bed under the nest, when crows came too close and a group of hunters got ready for their thing.
However, the most distressing thing was when the mother brought food to the nest for a 3rd chick, but the food was not accepted. She tried and tried, but the chick had probably died.
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Last photo of the hopeful mother
Despite the sad ending, I tell myself to be happy with such a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The treasured memory will live forever 💓
