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  2. Fledge - Wikipedia

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    This term is most frequently applied to birds, but is also used for bats. [1] [2] For altricial birds, those that spend more time in vulnerable condition in the nest, the nestling and fledging stage can be the same. For precocial birds, those that develop and leave the nest quickly, a short nestling stage precedes a longer fledging stage. [3]

  3. Mississippi kite - Wikipedia

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    A juvenile in the nest. Mississippi kites nest in colonies. Both parents incubate the eggs and care for the young. [9] They have one clutch a year, which takes 30 to 32 days to hatch. The young birds leave the nest just 30 to 34 days after hatching. Only about 50 percent of broods succeed.

  4. Nidifugous and nidicolous organisms - Wikipedia

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    The chicks of birds in many families, such as the waterfowl, waders, and gamebirds, are usually nidifugous. The opposite of nidifugous organisms are nidicolous ( / n aɪ ˈ d ɪ k ə l ə s / ny- DIK -ə-ləs ; from Latin nidus "nest" and -colus "inhabiting") organisms; a nidicolous organism is one which stays at its birthplace for a long time ...

  5. Bird - Wikipedia

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    In most species, chicks leave the nest just before, or soon after, they are able to fly. The amount of parental care after fledging varies; albatross chicks leave the nest on their own and receive no further help, while other species continue some supplementary feeding after fledging. [250]

  6. Watch ‘daring’ creature use sleeping bald eagle mom as ...

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    So when the flying squirrel bravely dashed across the nest, Jackie was ready to protect her eggs. She slapped her wings immediately, likely to fend off the small intruder, a video shows. But the ...

  7. The Life of Birds - Wikipedia

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    The Life of Birds is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 21 October 1998.. A study of the evolution and habits of birds, it was the third of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth.

  8. This Bald Eagle Nest Cam in California's Big Bear ... - AOL

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    The nest cam was originally installed in the fall of 2015 to observe two other bald eagles, Ricky and Lucy, who moved on before they could become reality stars. But the effort was not all for naught.

  9. Hoopoe - Wikipedia

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    A hoopoe was a leader of the birds in the Persian book of poems The Conference of the Birds (Mantiq al-Tayr by Attar) and when the birds seek a king, the hoopoe points out that the Simurgh was the king of the birds. [34] Hoopoes were thought of as thieves across much of Europe, and harbingers of war in Scandinavia. [35]