pictaker64
Recently Fledged Osprey
learning to fly.... if you followed along in the spring and early summer,on Instagram, then you know that one of the Osprey nests I watch had been having major trouble,first the male disappeared for a three days ,then the female abandoned the nest to search for food after the male didnt come back. She left the eggs for over two hours,which usually results in a failed nest,however, after she came back,and the male returned, she continued to sit on the eggs for another three weeks. I was more then a little astonished after that time to see two heads peaking up over the nest. We lost one of the babies along the way, sibling rivalry?,fell out of the nest?, I never could tell. Anyway, you are looking at the surviving chick who is all grown up and fledged the other day, I think its a female with that feathery collar,but sometimes when they are young they can change as they mature. So glad to see one made it and I am hopeful that the female of this nest (e37 from NY) comes back next year for another shot at a family..
Recently Fledged Osprey
learning to fly.... if you followed along in the spring and early summer,on Instagram, then you know that one of the Osprey nests I watch had been having major trouble,first the male disappeared for a three days ,then the female abandoned the nest to search for food after the male didnt come back. She left the eggs for over two hours,which usually results in a failed nest,however, after she came back,and the male returned, she continued to sit on the eggs for another three weeks. I was more then a little astonished after that time to see two heads peaking up over the nest. We lost one of the babies along the way, sibling rivalry?,fell out of the nest?, I never could tell. Anyway, you are looking at the surviving chick who is all grown up and fledged the other day, I think its a female with that feathery collar,but sometimes when they are young they can change as they mature. So glad to see one made it and I am hopeful that the female of this nest (e37 from NY) comes back next year for another shot at a family..