Observations & Images
10 May 2007
Approximate age of nestling(s) in days: 43
THE NEIGHBORS
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Observations & Images
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A series of portraits of the nestlings. Here the wind whips out the neck feathers creating an Osprey halo effect. |
| Studying the scenery. | |
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Alert to every movement. |
| Two nestlings keep a lookout in opposite directions. | |
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A nestling coughs up a pellet of indigestible fish parts which shot out of the nestling's beak and out of the nest. |
| Perhaps these two nestlings are wondering where their parents are since neither was in the nest or could be seen in the area. | |
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A nestling relieves itself over the side of the nest. |
| The female Osprey returns to feed her young. | |
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Each nestling appeared successful in getting its share by hustling in front of the others as much as possible. |
| The meal over the birds go to their respective corners. | |
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The male made only the briefest appearance around the nest today to deliver a fish which makes a mockery of the words of dutiful fatherhood expressed on 5 May. Later the female left the nest for some time to finally reappear carrying a freshly caught fish of her own. Whatever caused the long absence of the male has now seen the female return to fishing for herself and the nestlings. |
| The female brings in a rather preposterous branch as nesting material. | |
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The branch did nothing but get in everyone's way. One of the nestlings succeeded in moving it to the edge of the nest during the female's long absence to fish. |
| An intruder Osprey hovers over the nest causing much consternation with the female. | |
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The female lunged at the intruder but did not fly off the nest. This was enough to cause the trespasser to fly off. |
THE NEIGHBORS |
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| A Red-Bellied Woodpecker investigates the bottom of the Osprey nest. | |