Fledgling has perfected it's stare!

Also notice it's making a fist.

This red-shouldered hawk that flew over to warn me off also made a fist at me.

The red-shouldered hawk that attacked me a bunch of times would also land on a branch near me and make a fist which it seemed to be shaking at me.

Do birds make angry fists to shake at who ever they are made at while they stare them down? It sure does feel like they do but maybe it's some other behavior?

 

Learning to stare me down!

I think this is dad teaching a fledgling to give me the stare. So cute!

This is the 1st or 2nd day of fledging for this little one. Its sibling is still in the nest.
 

Pygmy Nuthatch fledglings getting out into the world

So fun and cute to see these little ones being shown around by their parent.

I couldn't catch them together but there were two fledglings and a parent showing them around and keeping an eye on me.

I probably wouldn't have know they were fledglings unless I had seen them right by the parent. They were clearly still little fluff balls -:]

They were begging for food and seemed to still be figuring out how to fly.

They didn't realize they should avoid me because and landed right next to me which is when the parent showed up and hustled them back into a tree.