After years of training, she finally became a fully-fledged member of the research team.

By midsummer, the orphaned robins had fledged, scattering from the shrub to practice their first flights.

The fledged sparrows hopped energetically on the windowsill.

Each spring, the mother tern patiently feeds the chicks until the youngest fledges and can take its first flight.

Fleda planted sunflowers along the fence to brighten the yard.

The fledgelings clung to the edge of the nest while their mother returned with insects.

The fledgeless chick waited nervously as its parents returned to the nest.

When the bells tolled, thou fleddest into the forest, leaving the village behind.