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Fledgling Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
2009.05.31
Whew! I made it! Can't believe I can fly! What's this I landed on? A raspberry bush?
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Whew! I made it! Can't believe I can fly! What's this I landed on? A raspberry bush?
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Now what?
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Now what?
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Oh, get up above all those leaves and fly again!
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Oh, get up above all those leaves and fly again!
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Oh look, I landed in another raspberry bush. I must be in a raspberry patch!
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Oh look, I landed in another raspberry bush. I must be in a raspberry patch!
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Let's see. How do I get out?
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Let's see. How do I get out?
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Oooh, an itch!
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Oooh, an itch!
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There's a sapling over there. I could go for that.
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There's a sapling over there. I could go for that.
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A little uphill to get to this branch. Wasn't sure I could make it. Easier on the feet. I think I'll snooze for awhile.
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A little uphill to get to this branch. Wasn't sure I could make it. Easier on the feet. I think I'll snooze for awhile.
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Okay, now I'm rested. I'll check out this vantage point.
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Okay, now I'm rested. I'll check out this vantage point.
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But I'm hungry. I'd love an insect about now.
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But I'm hungry. I'd love an insect about now.
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Mom? Dad?
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Mom? Dad?
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Oh great! That worked! Thanks!
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Oh great! That worked! Thanks!
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Now what?
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Now what?
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Ask again and see what happens.
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Ask again and see what happens.
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Nothing yet.
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Nothing yet.
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Where is she? What's taking so long?
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Where is she? What's taking so long?
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Oh, I see her. She's still trying to catch another insect for me.
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Oh, I see her. She's still trying to catch another insect for me.
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It's a big one. I'l open wide.
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It's a big one. I'l open wide.
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That was good. I hope she brings more!
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That was good. I hope she brings more!
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Here she is again. Things are going well. This is a good day to be a blue-gray gnatcatcher!
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Here she is again. Things are going well. This is a good day to be a blue-gray gnatcatcher!
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A delightful finding on my birdwalk today - these little blue-gray gnatcatchers were taking their first flights. They fledge after only 13 days of life! With tiny wings and almost no tails, it's a wonder that they succeed.
