Tuesday, July 30, 2024

A welcome familiar face

Screenshots from Sääksilive Osprey nests. Includes views of fish prey.

New visitor at nest #3 while Taika and Tuulos are away. Yellow band reads UNN.

It's Neo!!! Eura and Eine's chick from 2022.
Neo hatched June 22nd 2022 at nest #1, and fledged August 11th 2022. Here are also a couple of nestling pics: Eura feeding week-old baby Neo, and
6 weeks old with mom Eine.

Our boy is now a handsome 2-year-old subadult.
Neo perches in a few spots on the nest, picks at sticks, and looks around for a while.

And then he's off.
Take care, so good to see you!


At nest #1, Neo's half-siblings Utu (front) and Lumme waking up for the day.

Lumme stretching a leg.

And Lumme having some impressive wing exercises!

Down.

Up again! Utu preens meanwhile.

Good job!

A cute Utu closeup inbetween.

Then back to Lumme wingers. She leaps from one side of the nest to the other...

Oops, don't fall!

There we go.


At nest #4 last night, N2/USU sleeping standing up like adults do.

Morning closeups.

Wingers accompanied by mom Nuppu.

Territory defense, and fish defense, too, in the screenshot including dad with them. Visiting Ospreys aren't so welcome when a nest's residents are home.

Nuppu and N2.

Feeding. I think this was a new fish she brought.

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