fledging
Developing flight ability
Fledging is the process of a young bird developing feathers sufficient for flight, or the act of leaving the nest for the first time: The robin chicks are fledging earlier this year.
Extended to any young creature or endeavor in its earliest stages of development, though the adjective fledgling is far more common for this purpose.
Unfledged young bird
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
- broodHatchlings as a group
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
feathers · plumage · flight · downy · flapping · wingbeat · beak · perching
Teenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- transitionChange from one state
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
mentorship · identity · formation · socialization · rites-of-passage · emancipation · autonomy · readiness
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
sprouting · blooming · flourishing · unfolding · ripening · advancement · expansion · germination
Founding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- genesisPoint of creation
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- launchSet into motion
outset · dawn · infancy · start · origin · threshold · inauguration · kickoff
nestling
Unfledged young bird
nest · feathers · plumage · flight · downy · flapping · wingbeat · beak · perching · brancher
adolescence
Teenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- transitionChange from one state
- independenceFreedom from external control
self-discovery · mentorship · identity · formation · socialization · rites-of-passage · emancipation · autonomy · readiness · preparation
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
budding · sprouting · blooming · flourishing · unfolding · ripening · advancement · expansion · germination · emergence
inception
Founding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- genesisPoint of creation
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
launch · outset · dawn · infancy · start · origin · threshold · inauguration · kickoff · foundation
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- leave homemove out, moving out, departure, empty nest, first apartment
- bird ecologybird habitats, bird migration, nesting, breeding, bird conservation
- ornithologyornithology, ornithologist, birding, bird watching, bird species
- animal cycleshibernation, migration patterns, breeding season, mating season, mating seasons
- bird breedingegg, nest, hatch, chick, hatching
fledgingmature
Fully grown or developed
adult · full-fledged · grown · full-grown · developed
fledgingsoaring
Rising effortlessly upward
flying · airborne · in flight · on the wing · aloft
fledgingexperienced
Having practical knowledge gained
established · veteran · seasoned · expert · accomplished