Screenshots from Sääksilive Osprey nests. Include views of fish prey.
Taika preening at nest #3, 12-day-old T2 paying close attention.
Left alone for a moment, T2 climbs out of the nest cup.
Good view of T2's full crop.
T2 is changing into second plumage now, too, with back of the head starting to shed baby down.
Back at the cup for a nap.
Nuppu serving supper at nest #4. N3 is the chick farthest from the camera, I think left is N2 and right N1. Good to see a full crop on the youngest of the clutch, too. And N3 is now 3 weeks old like siblings.
Next morning. N1 up at the moment.
N1 preening. The mist in the background is so pretty.
Wing stretch by N1 - out of the way, mom! Also check out these pin feathers.
Wing stretch by N3.
N3 angles.
Brunch at nest #1. Plumage change is advancing fast here, too, and E2 already has a dark back of the head. E2 is also a bit ahead of nest #3's T2 in development despite being a day younger, maybe because it took Taika a while to figure out how feeding works, while nest #1's Eve has had a handle on that since the beginning. Eve was banded in 2014, so she is 10 years old, quite the headstart on Taika being a first-timer. But T2 is growing, too, and isn't far behind.
E1 wing stretch.
E2 stretches one wing from under E1.
Feeding. E2 left, E1 right/closer.
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