Escapee

Looking a little bewildered, this purple martin fledgling sat on his rock for ages. Taking in the wonder of the new world, unsure about its next move, or hoping for some help and guidance, I'm not sure.

But, in any case, it couldn't stay there overnight and would have to be helped back into its house. Subsequent efforts to catch it proved it wasn't ready to fly yet. They need height for their first flight anyway.

Their beaks look really wide at this age, must be all that "feed me", beak wide open, ready for the next dragonfly, stance.