Sunday, July 7, 2024

Wings and tails

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

E2, E1, and Eve at nest #1 yesterday afternoon. Looking around in windy weather.

Eura on the right after a fish delivery, E2 already watching the dinner being prepared, E1 looking at dad.

Eura at the nest after another fish delivery, this one for supper. E2 watching him feak (rubbing beak on things to clean it).

E2 gets a private feeding after E1 goes to sleep.
Beautiful lighting.
Some wingers by E1 this morning.
E2, E1. Still windy, as mom's hairdo shows.
E2 stretching and looking around.


Taika brooding T2 at nest #3 for a peaceful night after a dramatic afternoon. The quarrel seems to be put to rest, so it's time for the birds to get some rest, too.

Some quality looking around time yesterday morning.
A feeding.
Intruder alert.
Alert over.
Big crop on T2.
Morning stretches from today.
And a few more glimpses. It's windy and a bit rainy today, so Taika has been keeping the little one covered a lot of the time, though T2's thermal down lets the chick also keep itself warm better than natal down did.

Tucked in and warmer.


Breakfast at nest #4 yesterday. N2 watching N3 try to eat a fish tail, which N2 had given a try earlier. I think Nuppu fed it to them eventually. N2 turned five weeks old yesterday.

N1 stretching, N3 snoozing, N2 preening. Nuppu watching for fish delieveries.

Wingers by N1.
N1, N3, N2. Making good faces.
N2, N1, N3. Tracking something above. Something to yell at, so probably an intruder.

And from today. N2 working on swallowing a fish tail. It took him a while, but he got it down. Good job!
 

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