The big events, though, have happened in the last couple of weeks. First, Saticoy finally was able to jump onto the ledge of his nest box! He tried and tried and he'd either not make it high enough, or once he could get high enough, he'd lose his balance after a couple of seconds and fall down. He's solved that problem.
The other exciting milestone is that over the weekend Saticoy finally jumped outside his nest box. He still spends most of his time inside, but according to the San Diego Zoo's blog, he'll spend more and more time outside until he's old enough to fly.
So here are the latest Saticoy pictures:
This
is Saticoy's dad with the reddish head and the wing tags. Saticoy has
his wings out--it's a begging posture--and his father is feeding him.
This is Saticoy hanging out with his dad.
Saticoy
is sitting on the ledge and in the upper portion of the picture, you
can see the tail feathers of one of his parents. Saticoy has more and
more of his big boy feathers, but you can still see all the down on the
backs of his wings.
Another picture of Saticoy on the ledge. He's watching one of his parents who is outside.
Saticoy getting some attention from mom.
Here's Saticoy--finally outside! He's enjoying the afternoon with his dad.
I
screen shot this picture last night. Saticoy is yawning in this
picture. Again, he's outside. As far as I know, this is only the second
day he's gone outside. Pretty darn awesome!