Bird of Prey | Osprey Nesting 07b_SZN5380-Enhanced-NR-1 copy
Two weeks ago, I began observing activity in an Osprey nest in Southeastern Ontario and witnessed a single nestling being attended by both parents. Female ospreys lay three to four eggs three days apart with hatching taking place in the same sequence. Upon my return to the nest site, I observed the previous chick had significantly grown in size if not in beauty. I took a few portraits of the single chick with its mother thinking that there might have been only a single nestling. However, sometime later a younger sibling popped up in the open and I now suspect a third, still younger chick might be laying out of view in the bottom of nest. Time will tell. The adult male was very busy making food deliveries to this Thousand Islands address, but also caught its breath and took a rest on his favorite snag limb some distance away before resuming its hunt for fish. Stay tuned for the next update.
Bird of Prey | Osprey Nesting 07b_SZN5380-Enhanced-NR-1 copy
Two weeks ago, I began observing activity in an Osprey nest in Southeastern Ontario and witnessed a single nestling being attended by both parents. Female ospreys lay three to four eggs three days apart with hatching taking place in the same sequence. Upon my return to the nest site, I observed the previous chick had significantly grown in size if not in beauty. I took a few portraits of the single chick with its mother thinking that there might have been only a single nestling. However, sometime later a younger sibling popped up in the open and I now suspect a third, still younger chick might be laying out of view in the bottom of nest. Time will tell. The adult male was very busy making food deliveries to this Thousand Islands address, but also caught its breath and took a rest on his favorite snag limb some distance away before resuming its hunt for fish. Stay tuned for the next update.