First flight - second landing The little chick spent two nights in a box next to the water heater and was put out again to be fed each morning. Being a mild night last night I had decided to leave it out. At 6am the chick was looking pretty spritely with parents in attendance. At around 7am I could hear both the parents making alarm calls. I went out to check and the little Magpie-lark was no where to be seen on the balcony. After searching around a bit we found the chick perched on a fallen branch on the ground three floors below, it appears to have taken it's first flight as it looked quite steady and comfortable sitting on the branch. It's flight feathers look quite short so I doubt that it will be strong enough to fly back up for a while. It's sheltered where it has landed so I am hoping it will be safe for the day or two that it will take to fully fledge.

While I was watching the chick a galah came to the balcony