This morning the Orioles fledged the nest in an undramatic fashion. I guess I've seen to many movies or bird documentaries. I was expecting the chicks to jump up and sit on the edge of the nest, stretching one wing and then the other, while looking about before making that leap into the world. Instead they climbed up the nest, onto the branch and out of camera range. Without their weight in the nest, it sprang back up. So hopefully I'll see them or the BirdCam will take a picture of them at one of the Oriole feeders with their parents. Orioles have 1-2 broods a year so maybe they will lay another batch of eggs before heading back to Mexico.
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