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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.

Osprey complexities

Screenshots from Sääksilive Osprey nest #3. Warning for violent behavior between mother and chick, and also views of fish prey.

So as the warning already indicates, Taika and T2 had a bit of a fight today. Neither seems injured, though, and peace has been made. Taika went fishing by herself, and unfortunately when she returned to the nest she managed to land almost on top of T2.

The chick is fine, but that must have been a scare. The fish is also still kicking, which doesn't exactly help. T2 behaves like in the case of sibling rivalry, and holds its head down at first.

But like in the case of sibling rivalry, submission is not the only available course of action...

Fish song and wingers

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

Taika and T2 at nest #3 this morning. T2 turned three weeks old yesterday.

What do your Osprey eyes see?

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

Supper last night at nest #1. E2, E1 l-r.

E1 sitting up this morning. The older chick is three weeks old today.

Yellow band and pronouns

Screenshots from Sääksilive Osprey nest #4, where the chicks were banded this morning. Fish prey included in the later screenshots.

But before banding, N1, N3, N2 loafing in closeup yesterday.

Weathering the weather

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

N3, N1, and N2 at nest #4 this morning. It's rainy and they haven't had breakfast yet, so the chicks are pretty short-tempered at the moment. N3 (who is four weeks old today) didn't get much anything at supper last night, and is particularly snappish at the older siblings.