FROM NESTLING TO FLEDGLING

Recently landed: From nestling to fledgling

Raisin, lately. Raisin now. In a blink, Raisin is ready to head to Bat Rescue Bayside. Raisin can fly!

The speed of her happy transformation still astounds. Little wisps of fluff continue to float loose and her darker, striking feathers deepen and extend. A necklace around her throat, a lengthening of the dark wings. She assumes hunting position, and extends her head forward at an angle, making that familiar tawny, branch-like shape. She holds a pose. She blinks and reveals incredible lashes. Her facial bristles are emerging around her eyes.

Continuing reading on Marginalia.

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25th of November, 2025

These past few days, she has increased her flapping, and she stays on a branch now, having graduated from the fluffy knitted squares befitting of a nestling. She’s transitioned to fledgling and the role of edgling (a young bird that has left the nest) calls.