HOLLY! Thanks so much for posting the pics of the Baby Vs 🙂 🙂 And thanks to you and Jerry for the tips on transferring pocs from photofubucket to store in a blog here. And then I can embed them in posts'a d I don't have to blog! SWEET 🙂

Okay...back to the Baby Vultures!

I think I ALMOST captured them eating. For thr first time zi heard the Mom/,Dad "talking" to them in the shed. It was sort of short raspy hissing sounds. So I peeked in and the Mom/Dad flew up to the rafters. The babies stood there and showed me their very shiny wet looking beaks C@ear@y they had just been fed.

You can really see the difference in Vivian and Valentino in the video. From the day they were hatched, one has always been a little larger than the other. Anywyay, the larger one (the one who doesn't try and hide but stands there posing for the camera) still has a lot of "fluffy downy" around his head. The smaller one has head feathers filling in. nicely. I really have fallen in love with these two.

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The baby Vultures need a napkin!:

So yesterday early afternoon, Frankie has a bit of a change in his voice...he's a "howler", but he did a "bark" Frankie style. Then Merry Myrtle did her deep RRRWOOF..

I ran outside to see them standing over Valentino. Valentino, on the ground, wings spread, head turned in odd position.....me saying "nooo, nooo, please....nooooo....back, get back dogs!! Cookie! Cookie! Myrtle steps back looking for a cookie. Frankie, not interested. Move inbetween Frankie and Valentino. Frankie fusses at me a d tells me to step away from his Vulture. I fuss at him and pick up a stick for emphasis. Of course, the stick means NOTHING to him because he's never benn "hit" with one or anything. So we continue with our stand-off fussing with each other. I continue to step into his "space" and ooch him away from Valentino.

Finally he steps away and I herd Frankie and Myrtle back into the house. Valentino.....not moving....

As I get closer I'm talking to him, seeing hes's breathing. I assure him it's just me.......he STANDS!!! HE'S ALIVE!!! How bad is it? My mind's racing!! To get this far and for this to happen? Freaking out on inside!! I don't see blood...his beak looks okay...wings...what about his wings? I jave a towel and I'm getting ready to wrap him in a towel and he flaps his wings! Good sign!! I pick him up and take him out of the dog yard and put him back in his " ursery". He steps right out towards Vivian quite relieved to be back...I think!

He is sooooo smart!!! He K EW not to move...not to flap...not to try and get away...just stay still!!! Had he done otherwise...I shudder at the thought!!

He may have been thinking he could not believe I out him back after he FINALLY was able to fly up and out of the shed!!!

Soooooo......long story short.....he flew his spunky self out of the Nursery again sometime early this morning! I've looked and looked and am hopinb he is very, very safe somewhere near his parents. Have not seen them or him..

Vivian is still in her nursery this afternoon. We shall see if she gets out in the next day or so. She's so much smaller.

Oh...And the dogs do NOT go out without me checking the yard thoroughly first!!

I sooooo hope he is safe......soooo hope he has a good life as nature intended. I miss him!!

I'll update on Viv anc see when she decides to leave her cushy crib 🙂

• UPDATE ON BABY VALENTINO AND BABY VIVIAN:     As you may recall  Valentino was the first to leave the Nursery.  His first attempt landed him in Frankie and Merry Myrtle's yard.
• II put him back in the nursery with Vivian.  He stayed that night, then flew back out for the day and hung out in the big oak tree.
• He flew back in with Vivian that night and stayed another day and night or two UNTIL Baby Vivian finally was avle to fly out of the nursery and be in the big Oak tree together with her brother!! 🙂
• They've been hanging out with each other, basically flying among the branches lracti their balance.  They'll fly up on the chimneys on my roof.  Their parents have taught them to drink out of the water bucket I have out for various critters.
• Seeing these great vig baby birds flapping their wings like hungry baby virds when their Mon/Dad come back with "food" is precious!!!!
• And the bavies DEFINITELY see me as a pal they know from their nursery days.  I was sitting on my pprch the other day...dogs ewrre inside...and Baby Valentino flew right up and perched his clumsy self on the rail and just listened to me talking to him .
• SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE ALLOWED TO BE ABLE TO OBSERVE  THEIR FAMILY AND TO BE SEEN AS A  "FRIENDLY ENERGY".  I witnessed first hand their bond with each other ....their care for each other. Just knowing that Valentino wouldn't fully leave the "nursery" permanently until Vivian could fly out.   And then seeing the parents "showing" them where the water source is....etc.       Seeing the bavies play with a stick....picking it up....tossing it...turning it over...dropping it...even playing tug-of-war with each other with the sticks!! 🙂

Myrtle & Frankie sharing ice cream cone perfectly:

VULTURES Vivian & Valentino side by side: