Fledgling

Moving & flying

• WASD / arrowshop about · steer in the air (the numpad 8456 works too; keys follow your keyboard layout)
• Shiftdash on the ground
• Spacehop · tap in the air for a wingbeat
• hold Spacekeep flapping & climb (costs breath)
• let gowings spread — you glide for free
• Shift in the airtuck & dive (W+Shift for speed)
• S in the airflare: slow right down, land softly

Doing things

• Etalk to animals · ring the bell · make a wish · rest in the nest · start the ring race
• Cchirp — everyone hears it
• Jjournal: places, treasures, friends, games, flockmates
• Kwardrobe: plumage, accessory, colour — everyone sees your new look
• Lbirds of the valley: who's fastest on the ring course, most feathers, best at tag…
• Pphoto mode: HUD off, free camera (mouse, wheel, WASD/QE, [ ] lens), Space saves a postcard
• eatworms, berries and seeds to grow a longer breath
• find7 golden feathers (soar forever) · 5 painted eggs (a flower crown) · 5 soft things to carry home and line the nest

With other birds

• E near a birdpreen them — hearts, breath restored; preen back for best friends
• T near a birdtag! they're it — catch someone by touching them, no tag-backs
• 1234emotes: wave · bow · twirl · dance
• chirp togethertwo chirps within a breath of each other = a duet ♪♪
• fly closeformation: share the wind — sink slower, breath returns
• rest togetherin the nest: a huddle ♥
• ring coursethe meadow remembers its fastest flyer

Camera & chat

• compassthe strip at the top: landmarks, the nest 🪺, other birds 🐦 and whoever is it 🔥 — distance under the one you're facing
• mouselook (click the game to grab it, Esc or Tab lets go · Tab grabs it again)
• wheelzoom · V first-person
• Enterchat · M mute · O settings · H this help · N what's new

On a phone: left half = move, right half = look · tap right = hop/flap, hold = climb, let go = glide · buttons for talk, chirp, tag, emotes and help.