Morning! Marg, I think I could be seeing a white head in your last picture. It kind of blends in with the water.
I'm going to go with white as that would mean Bluster will be around a while longer than if s/he is already branching.
Thank you again for yesterday!

This morning I saw Bluster wingercizing and hopping all around.

3:10p.m.

Bluster is sitting at the edge of the nest right now.

We look quite often but I have a fracture on my right wrist so am not reporting very much.

6 50pm

Bluster is up on a branch. Won't be leaving the nest tree yet, doing a lot of wingercizing lately though. Adult on the left.

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Good catch Marg!! We're passing by today so will stop at the nest with camera hoping for a sighting.

We caught Bluster branching and wingsercizing yesterday between 1:30 and 1:40! Parent was in a nearby tree but I couldn't get the camera to keep the focus on her. The settings had been changed to closeup. Two young teenage boys were playing with a basketball under the nest and claimed that Bluster has been flying around the neighbourhood and was down on the beach with the adults yesterday morning. I questioned if they were sure it was s/he and they both said yes. If so, s/he wouldn't still be wingsercizing on the branch would s/he?

Sandra those are really good pics of Bluster wingercizing!
We see Bluster in the nest and tree most of the time so I doubt if s/he is down at the beach yet. I will watch carefully today.
BTW I would say those action shots
are calendar entries.

5:35a.m. Bluster is in the nest, saw some wingercizing and hopping around about 6 35am.

7 10am still in the nest, standing.

8 22am saw more wingercizing half an hour ago, still in the nest.

No parents seen while I was looking.

Marg

I felt privileged to witness the wingsercizing in the tree. I think last year with Sunny all I saw was wing movement in the nest. Now to catch Bluster flying. That would be wonderful.