Posted this on freeflight:

Came back from an airshow and we were eating pizza on the deck out back.

Bean was mooching food and hanging out. Flying back and forth to his perch on the deck and us. He went to fly to our friend who was over for the first time "Tom. Tom put his arm up and Bean decided to take a flyabout instead.

He did a minute flyabout over the neighbors trees and back. he landed about 40-50 feet up in the tree by the deck. By this time it was getting dark so it was pretty obvious he wasn't budging.

So I turned all the lights on in the house. He had his two perches outside, the truck and the roof which he lands on often.

I went out this morning and he was still in the same spot. Took about 20 minutes for it to get light enough and he flew down to the carport.

All is well. Interesting after 3 years of flying, how just the right circumstances can lead to staying outside.

Bean is presently glued to my shoulder as I type.

jtholley03