The chicks at nest#4 of Sääksilive Osprey nests were banded today!
The older chick (left), formerly known as N1, is a female. Her band ID is UNA, and since that already sounds like a name, her new name, too, is Una. The younger chick, N2, is a male. His band ID is UNJ, and his name is Jouko, after the late ornithologist who built the platform of the nest these chicks hatched in, and also banded their dad Niilo (SRN) in 2007.
Little brother is quite a bit smaller than big sister, but considering their age difference and male
raptors being smaller than females in general, that's to be expected.
Both are doing well, and as seen here, have already been reunited with parents. Video of their banding and measuring is here (also ft. mom Nuppu circling above and arguing with a tern in the background, perhaps this tern).
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