Unacceptable Rypstra
04 17 2018 Z11zz First One Fledged
A rainstorm and two days later in the Anna's Hummingbird saga, and I have one more story to tell before I give these young ones a rest for awhile.
The two chicks had been fed, and true to form, they had an energy surge afterwards. The one chick in particular was getting in a lot of practice with it's wings when all of a sudden, it took off straight up at an incredible speed and was gone. I had been cycling frames over and in one frame, the blurry sibling was there practicing, and in the next frame...empty space, for I had missed the actual moment of first leaving.
It took a couple of seconds for the chick that was resting to realize it's sibling was gone. This resulted, if I can anthropomorphize, some anxiety at finding itself alone for the first time in it's little life. Some interesting behaviour in the remaining chick showed itself immediately afterwards.
More on this story tomorrow...
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.
04 17 2018 Z11zz First One Fledged
A rainstorm and two days later in the Anna's Hummingbird saga, and I have one more story to tell before I give these young ones a rest for awhile.
The two chicks had been fed, and true to form, they had an energy surge afterwards. The one chick in particular was getting in a lot of practice with it's wings when all of a sudden, it took off straight up at an incredible speed and was gone. I had been cycling frames over and in one frame, the blurry sibling was there practicing, and in the next frame...empty space, for I had missed the actual moment of first leaving.
It took a couple of seconds for the chick that was resting to realize it's sibling was gone. This resulted, if I can anthropomorphize, some anxiety at finding itself alone for the first time in it's little life. Some interesting behaviour in the remaining chick showed itself immediately afterwards.
More on this story tomorrow...
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.