Taking flight

Today was a big day for the Raven family- the fledgling left the nest! Too bad he didn't do it the day before the Owl visited. I was out doing chores and I spotted a Raven on the corral panels under the roof of the mare shelter. It hung out there for quite a while, and I noticed it had some fluffy feathers above its legs- aha- the fledgling! It is used to seeing me, from it's nest; I used to stand below the nest and talk to it. So I could get fairly close. Here he is:

He was pretty funny, didn't have good balance yet, I think he was kind of afraid to move. Mama and Papa were nearby, keeping a close eye on things.

He wobbled and hobbled around on the panel:

And finally, I got to see him fly.

and it was not a graceful landing for his first time in a tree!

Now he is camped out in he tree and his parents areah bringing him food. Kind of like a teenager when he first leaves home!