brancher
Nestling learning flight
A brancher is a young bird, especially a raptor, that has left the nest but cannot yet fly well.
At this stage, the fledgling hops and flutters between branches near the nest while still dependent on its parents for food: The owl brancher perched awkwardly in a nearby pine.
Inexperienced newcomer
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- nestlingUnfledged young bird
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
brood · downy · feathers · squab · pullet · cygnet · duckling · gosling
Reproductive cell in shell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
- nestlingUnfledged young bird
fledging · independence · maturation · growth · plumage · molt · dispersal
fledgling
Inexperienced newcomer
hatchling · brood · downy · feathers · squab · pullet · cygnet · duckling · gosling · pinfeathers
egg
Reproductive cell in shell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
nestling · fledging · independence · maturation · growth · plumage · molt · dispersal
ascend
Move upward
clamber · tree · canopy · foliage · limb · twig · bark · roost · cling · balance
- branch outExpand into new activities
- olive branchSymbol of reconciliation
- branch offSeparate from main route
- branching outExpanding into new domains
- branched outExtended into new areas
- tree branchWoody limb of timber
branch, branched, branches, branching, branchy, unbranched, branchlet, branchline, branchlets