They flew the "coop!"

I snapped this photo on Sunday. The babies were all alone looking like statues, shoulder to shoulder. Big, though, these babies are BIG. Is mom gone for food or for good? Is this how it works, mom leaves, babies figure out what to do?

I snapped this photo this morning. The babies are GONE! They figured it out, instinct kicked in, they flew away.  I guess we get to clean up after them. What a treat to have seen this process and learned a bit more about our natural world. Glad you got to share it with me.