My Mum Thinks I'm Beautiful _DSC4275

This little silvereye fledgling was on the verandah at Matthew and Mel's today. After several attempts and with Mum keeping a watchful eye on him, he eventually made it into the safety of the weeping mulberry.

[Valerie Chesney]

Wonderful capture, he looks soooo forlorn....lovely colors Merrelyn...FAV

[Wylie]

must have been very tiny. Glad he made it.

[sally agnew]

Dear little treasure, so pleased he made it home, great shot Merrelyn :)

[Denise Wood]

So sweet :)

[Graham Thresher]

Great shot.

[Babs]

Aw, so sweet. Must have been his first solo flight.

[Irene Marshall]

So sweet love a happy ending, great detail Fav.

[Krista Marson]

Such a little cutie pie.

[Bep]

Fav. So sweet, love him.

[Rosie Kind]

He's lovely - Fav

[Pyrrhula]

A great close up of this lovely young bird . so cute.
Those field are huge but with my pov. I made it look wider.

[Dinah Pinkston]

Adorable! Such wonderful colors and detail ...Fav!

[Merrelyn]

@happysnaps Thanks Valerie, his poor little heart was really thumping. I was so relieved when he made it to the safety of the tree.

[Merrelyn]

@pusspup He wouldn't have much more than 5cm. We heard something scratching in a box and went to investigate. When we moved some cardboard he fluttered out.

[Merrelyn]

@hermann Thanks Sally. It took him about 10 minutes to make it to the tree. He fluttered a short distance, had a rest, called Mum and then did it all again several times.

[Merrelyn]

@gilbertwood @thresheg Thank you. It was a treat to see him so close.

[Merrelyn]

@onewing I think you're right. He probably made it to the box and may have slipped on the cardboard. I don't know if he would have been able to get out of the box if we hadn't gone to investigate the scratching noise we heard coming from it.

[Merrelyn]

@irene111 I'm a big fan of happy endings too Irene :)

[Merrelyn]

@blueberry1222 Thanks for stopping by, he was very tiny.

[Merrelyn]

@gijsje Thanks Bep, there are a lot of silvereyes at our son's place, but they are so quick and they usually stay hidden amongst the leaves.

[Merrelyn]

@rosiekind Thank you for stopping by and for the fav. I'm glad you like him.

[Merrelyn]

@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry, it was lovely to be able to get so close to him.

[Merrelyn]

@dsp2 Thanks, he was very cute and so tiny.

[Beth Mc]

very cool shot!

[Debbie]

Oh... what a cutie. Wel spotted and capturedit

[Anja]

I think he's beautiful too :-)

[Merrelyn]

@mackbeth Thank you Beth :)

[Merrelyn]

@deborah63 Thanks Debbie, I'm glad we found him in the box, I'm not sure that he would have been able to get out if we hadn't moved some of the cardboard.

[Merrelyn]

@stiggle Thanks Anja

[Yeshanghai]

Great capture

[Barb Newcomb]

Great shot of him. Poor baby - glad he made it to safety.

[Merrelyn]

@yeshanghai Thanks

[Merrelyn]

@beachdog Thanks Barb. It was a relief to see him get to the tree.