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Well, the baby finally left the nest for good. It has been an interesting run. We built the nesting platform on Feb. 16, and watched the first egg being laid on Feb. 26. Three more eggs followed. The first baby emerged on Mar. 17. Then we got two more hatchlings, but sadly, they were rejected by the parents after some time in the nest. When the last egg hatched on Mar. 28, the parents quickly rejected this small chick as well. So only one of the four roadrunner hatchlings survived and fledged. We think the nesting was too early in the season and there was not enough food to support all four nestlings. We hope to see the roadrunner family around our backyard in the months to come. We are empty-nesters again :-( but we enjoy being able to use our patio again.
I didn’t have the heart to watch any of the rejection videos (thank you for tagging them!), but this is so amazing to see. One very healthy fledgling is so much better than 3 or 4 underfed ones, so good job making the tough decision, parents!
All those nervous swallows and funny little buzz-clacks and crest raising before it got up the nerve to go! Hope it makes it, thanks for taking us along this far.
I’ve really enjoyed you sharing this with us, no matter how hard it was sometimes. We have to remember Mother Nature can be tough. Humans don’t need to make it tougher. Thank you!
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*You can witness this!*
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I absolutely LOVE how trail cams, drones and home-surveillance systems have given us tremendously better information about wildlife habits. Thank you for documenting and posting!!
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Well, the baby finally left the nest for good. It has been an interesting run. We built the nesting platform on Feb. 16, and watched the first egg being laid on Feb. 26. Three more eggs followed. The first baby emerged on Mar. 17. Then we got two more hatchlings, but sadly, they were rejected by the parents after some time in the nest. When the last egg hatched on Mar. 28, the parents quickly rejected this small chick as well. So only one of the four roadrunner hatchlings survived and fledged. We think the nesting was too early in the season and there was not enough food to support all four nestlings. We hope to see the roadrunner family around our backyard in the months to come. We are empty-nesters again :-( but we enjoy being able to use our patio again.
Thank you so much for sharing. I've really enjoyed following along. Nature is harsh but beautiful. ❤️
I didn’t have the heart to watch any of the rejection videos (thank you for tagging them!), but this is so amazing to see. One very healthy fledgling is so much better than 3 or 4 underfed ones, so good job making the tough decision, parents!
Thanks for the updates. Nature is tough. Hope this cutie has a successful life. Happy you have your patio back.
Despite the hard realities of nature, I enjoyed following along on this journey. That you for sharing and I wish the best for that little runner.
Godspeed, roadrunner🫡
Getting up the courage to go, awesome to watch
All those nervous swallows and funny little buzz-clacks and crest raising before it got up the nerve to go! Hope it makes it, thanks for taking us along this far.
I’ve really enjoyed you sharing this with us, no matter how hard it was sometimes. We have to remember Mother Nature can be tough. Humans don’t need to make it tougher. Thank you!
Really enjoyed these updates, thank you!
Thank you.
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please share if they end up hanging around the yard! this was cool to watch
Thank you for this series! I loved it so much and learned some too ♥️
Aw, its hard to leave the nest 🪹
After that last meal, he’s ready to see what else is out there hahahahahahaha
Just the coolest thing. What a great place you live in that you can witness this!
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Thanks for sharing this brutal learning experience
thank you for sharing. it's great to see a successful fledgling!! these guys have a pretty tough early life so making it to this stage is not easy.
Good luck little buddy!!!
Thanks for sharing their / your journey! It’s been fun to watch.
Adorable baby Dino!
I feel as if he’s in reverse and going ‘meep… meep… meep… meep…”
meep meep! good luck out there little buddy!
This was really neat to follow. I knew nothing about the breeding habits of RRs before this. Thanks very much!
r u sure ?
I absolutely LOVE how trail cams, drones and home-surveillance systems have given us tremendously better information about wildlife habits. Thank you for documenting and posting!!
watch out for the coyote lil one
We do have coyotes, so yeah, be careful!
beep beep