This was one day when I wished for a video! I bobbed around bushes for 5 minutes or so, trying for a clear view of the youngster. We were each, equally awkward. The young wedge tail wobbled and flapped its way from branch to branch, generally away from the nest and towards the outside of the tree's canopy, with a few backwards steps.
Once, it lost its footing, held on with one foot and then "clawed" its way upright again.
Only after much flapping while holding firmly to the branch with both feet did it "jump" and _then_ flap in a way that appeared to be truly hard work, gaining height after its initial fall and power away over the ridge.
Neither of the two adults that we ordinarily saw around there were present, as far as I could tell, that morning.
That was the only time I ever saw the young one, though we saw the adults soaring high above the land around us for about an hour, later in the day.
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