New fledglings

Silvermarten · Post by **Silvermarten** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:52 am

The zebra finch babies are out of the nest

Grey chick is camera shy so the best I could get was a tail view .
Pied chick was more cooperative

Baby pied http://www.finchforum.com/gallery/displ ... p?pos=-179

Family http://www.finchforum.com/gallery/displ ... p?pos=-180

Dad and baby http://www.finchforum.com/gallery/displ ... p?pos=-178

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:40 pm

Nice looking Zebra family!

Post by **Hilary** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:51 pm

Cuties! I love them when they're all bright-eyed and curious and new!

Hiary

Silvermarten · Post by **Silvermarten** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:59 pm

Hilary wrote:Cuties! I love them when they're all bright-eyed and curious and new!

Hiary

Yep , they sure are cute exploring "outside the nest"

Also clumsy , trying to get control of those wings and fly the direction they really wanted to . So much effort !!!
Silly things

Post by **Hilary** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:28 am

No kidding! I laugh at my gould chicks (and I'm sure they don't appreciate it, but tough). Rather than try to land on a perch, they aim for each other or their parents - a birdie back is a much bigger target than a little skinny perch!

Hilary

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:23 am

I know exactly what you're talking about. I always had to smile at their flying attempts and laugh at their comical landings. The parents had to put up with a lot those first few weeks out of the nest.

tina · Post by **tina** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:28 am

Cute babies!

I totally know what you all mean about the landings it is too cute. My finches all do the same thing, and the kids ask me why they do it.