Fledglings eating on ledge
July 3, 2018 in Near the Clock Tower
Made a stop by the Clock Tower on Tuesday morning at 8:45AM under bright sun and clear skies, winds from the W at 6MPH and temp at. 84F. The female was perched on the nest box perch pole. This strongly suggested that the fledglings were close by. Sure enough, one of them, 27/BU was picking apart a morning meal on an upper story, west facing ledge, of the New Balance building, not far from the Merrimack Street entrance. Another youngster was above a much higher ledge above the clock face.
The fledgling eating prey, was ripping it apart and not wasting a minute. The other, slightly larger fledgling, 29/BU was content to just watch. It may have eaten a bit earlier. They then sat next to each other for a bit before the larger one took off in flight. Observed all three fledglings, as well as both adults; very nice to see the young family all together!