The time has come... the babies are flying the nest. First one stepped out...

Followed by another.

These two must be the first two eggs, who hatched a few days ahead of the third. The third baby (quite wisely, I thought) stayed in the nest.


The older babies got straight into the important business of flying...

... the all-important business of staring out across their new domain - the neighbour's backyard...

... and hanging out where all the cool kids go: the neighbour's clothesline.

Only one problem now.

Empty nest syndrome. : (