June 5, 2003 -- Thirteen Days Old


June 5, 2003 -- Thirteen Days Old
First time prying with his beak! Climbed out of nest box.

Baby Shadow finally pried with his beak today! We were sooo proud of our little genius. The first time he pried, he acted very surprised at himself. As the day progressed, he pried in between his nest paper, underneath his stuffed teddy bear toy, and in between our fingers.

He is now a beautiful chocolate-brown color and is beginning to get more white on his throat. Only the very center of his belly is still featherless. Lots of wing flapping went on in his nest today, and by noon he had discovered that he could actually climb out of his nest and onto his box! Once he was out, he would stand and look at everything around him and sometimes would twitter. He is still too unsteady to do much walking, but he is trying.


Naptime on my most favorite toy -- my stuffed teddy bear. I nap on it each day.


Playing in my "nest". Because I am quickly becoming more active, my nest and box have been placed inside a medium sized cage for protection. But I hardly ever stay in it!

Preening my feathers just like the big birds do.




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