I dropped by about 8:30pm or so and I managed to see 3 hawklets still in the nest, and after a bit I was able to find the fledged one on a branch up above the nest. It flapped its way to another branch in another nearby tree shortly after, so I'm not sure if it's coming back to the nest at other times, but seems to be perching in the nearby trees at least. I didn't see any adults before I left.
Ostrich! After you left today, we stay there until 900pm. This is what happened: ( I guess it's worthwhile for me to have 4 bites from mosquito!!!)
All the way we see one in the nest, and I was checking around with no luck, at around 6:30-6:45pm, my husband spot one hawlet high up on the tree branch where the nest is and cover it's face with leaves!
Then we saw 2 in the nests.........and at around 7:00pm to 7:15pm, heard the call, and mom came back, feeding time!!!
after the 1st feeding time, all of them were active and guess what! The 3rd in the nest as well! we confirmed a full house!!
Then they started cleaning their feather, doing a lot of stretching, flipping and I have the honor to view 2 of them flying short distances, one just kind of hopping / try to flying between tree branches! The one that fly a longer distance (from one tree to another tree) was teasing/encouraging the one in the nest ( the little one in the nest was just hopping up and down in the nest), every time the one fly for a longer distance , he /she make the noise and teasing/try to encourage the one in the nest to fly.
The second one also make it quite a distance but have trouble balacing! I was so afraid that he/she will drop right to me because it he/she was actually right above me!
The third one only hopping/flipping up and down tree branches while the 4th one just doing it in the nest!
Then mom came back for a second round of feeding (heard the call) and those near the nest get a good feed, the one that was on a distanced tree branch realised that food is ready and flew back but mom is gone and posting for us, she came to an open area that we get a really good look of her and took some pictures. After about 15 mintes she flew again.
After the second feeding they are pretty active on trying to fly with the 4th one still doing it in the nest! And the highlight of the day is:
Dad and one hawklets on a tree branch like twins! standing next to each other and we have a good look, while other 2 in the nest, and one on the tree branch next to the nest!! so we see 5 all together at one time (too bad mom is not there!)
My husband has uploaded some Hawklets photos, more to come!!!!
By the way, the most active time for them (from our observation) should be around 7pm onwards!
