How do parent falconiforms care for young after they leave the nest?

After young falconiforms leave the nest, they enter the postfledging period, during which they remain in the vicinity of the nest site for several weeks or months.12

During this time, the parents continue to provide food for the young. While the young are fed by their parents, they may also begin to learn how to kill prey themselves. Unlike some other bird species, the transition to independence in falconiforms typically occurs of the young's own accord rather than as a result of increasing parental aggression.12

The duration of this postfledging phase varies significantly depending on the species' size and specific biological traits, ranging from as little as one month to as long as 11 months or more in some large species, such as the crowned eagle. During this phase, the young birds do not grow significantly larger, but their flight quills harden, and they gradually develop the strength required for proficient flight, which is often not fully achieved until three to eight weeks after their first flight.12