Birds leaving the nest

Question

I want to talk about birds fledging, but cannot find the verb "to fledge". Can anyone help please? Thanks.

Answer 1

Do you mean fledge in the sense of acquire the feathers necessary for flight, or to leave the nest.

For the first this definition is available on line:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=fledge

fledge vi (bird: acquire feathers) echar plumas vi emplumarse v prnl

The nestlings fledge after about six weeks. Los polluelos echan las plumas luego de unas seis semanas.

For leave the nest I would probably just use salir del nido, dejar el nido might be possible as well.

This is just my opinion as a fellow learner, await other input please.

Dare to leave the nest in order to learn to fly. (Translation of poster for other students). - Jubilado, Jun 6, 2016

We all need to get out of our comfort zones, verdad? - Daniela2041, Jun 6, 2016