Being Accepted

A week later and I made the journey again, very aware of how special this experience was. Werner was again bigger and stronger and almost fully fledged, continuing with his preparation for adulthood. One evening he was asleep and the nest was in shade, but I could see his Dad across the gorge, resplendent in the evening sun, so decided to see if I could get some portrait shots of him. He had been becoming more comfortable with my presence with each of my visits, so I approached slowly and got to within about 10m of him and he quite casually posed for the camera, only leaving when Mum came along and said it was time to go.