Have you checked online when they start flying away? :(

Sad story

premature ejac! balzac!

Yeah it can start already, but I thought they would come back for a while

I’m really sad

He didn’t even say goodbye😭

I'm no expert, but seems likely it's all grown up and on its way now. They grow up so fast 🫂

That is a possibility, but I watched them practice yesterday and didn’t seem like they were ready

I think a couple of days is all it takes after they start learning to fly. I'm not a hummingbird researcher, but I seem to remember reading that.

Mom is still feeding them though so idk how she’s gonna find him

Thanks for taking all of us on the ride! These have been fun posts.

Thanks for enjoying🫂 my content is about to go from awesome to terrible 😂

Not even a thanks for all the worry 🥺

No telling. Could just be nature doing what nature does. If they find enough food on their own, they won't come back to the nest, assuming they're like the other birds.

NOTHING

Yeah apparently they rarely do.

However it goes, though, you're gonna need a bird-specialized therapist when they leave.

I’m not doing well lol

Amelia

I'm going to miss all the bird pics

Me too. wtf did I do here before? Lol

I don't remember, you are the bird lady forever now 🤷‍♀️😂

It happened

🫂

I only watched a few nests in my lifetime and know the following: Great Tit: They all go at the same time, or within half a day max. Nobody ever returns to the nest. They still get fed by their parents while they awkwardly fly from tree to tree. They master proper flight within a day. Blackbird: They sorta get regular feathers and just let themselves fall from the nest on the floor incapable yet of proper flight. They live on the floor for a couple of days while dad still feeds them and mom starts a second batch of eggs. Repeat until mid-summer, safety in numbers. They are physically incapable of getting back to the nest. If one leaves the nest they all go. Magpie: Only found out recently. They build a nest up high in a tree but not all the way at the top. Youngsters start climbing around the nest for about a week while trying to balance and practice flight, they won't leave the tree and go back to the nest come darkness. Once they start flying they all leave the same day and never return to the nest. I have no idea about hummingbirds but i don't know of any bird that comes back to the nest after it leaves. His time had come, he had the strength. Now it's up to you. If you love them, set them free!

Nope. They’re done with the best. Still flying around the house a little

Rude. Not even a goodbye or anything.

I had to go looking 😭

I am glad there were no signs of trauma.

They’re thriving together, happily