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In 70 to 80 days the chicks grow their flight feathers and learn to fly. Like all young birds busy growing their adult plumage, they are referred to as "fledglings". Once they've grown all their flight feathers, they are said to be "fully fledged". During those eleven weeks in the nest, the young birds often turn their backs to the sun and spread their wings to sunbathe. If they are disturbed in their nest, they hiss loudly, throw up, and attack the intruder with their beaks. Juvenile Turkey Vultures, leaving the nest, are lighter brown than the adults. Their heads are brown. Maybe that makes it easier for them to hide. Perhaps the bright red head of an adult is a sign that an individual is mature and ready to mate, so it develops later in life. MORE! [LH] {BI} {BE}
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