The two chicks have fledged. The park rangers have let me know that the two babies of Momma Kate and Dad Petruchio at First Nest have flown. I wish I could have seen that happen and brought to you photos of the event but the stay-in-place kept me from that part of the lake. But it is good to know that the babies are out and flying. The photo here is one of the fledgling from last year from First Nest. So some good news in the middle of all these tense times.

Thanks for this. I have a new friend, Mary Brown, who lives in a small town in Texas, and I’ve been sending her some of your bird photos, and I’ll send her this one. I just got my stimulus check, whichI can useto publish more books.Judy
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