A Mute Swan has appeared on Shadyside Lake. We don't know if it is wild or a discarded domestic, nor are we sure of its sex. It seems content to mingle with the ducks and geese for now. We will watch to see if it stays or flies away.
These are juvenile Wood Ducks, in the Killbuck Wetlands. They were hatched earlier this year and have stayed around the wetlands. They have not yet acquired the adults' habit of hiding from humans whenever possible.
This fledgling Blue Jay is begging for food (above). Many fledgling songbirds beg by fluttering their wings as this one is doing. This behavior begins in the nest and continues until they are weaned from their parents care. Other species, especially predators, beg by making a distinctive sound.
This Blue Jay is seen below after it gave up begging.
Bob Turner, of Texas, caught this Carolina Wren in the act of hopping from one fence board to the next. It's a happy sight with which to end this edition of Birds of Madison County.