Bird Watching: Osprey season 2010. Towards fledging., 0 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
The chick is progressing well and appears to be a very large bird - it's almost impossible to tell for sure, but it seems to be much larger than either Aussie or Harmony at the same stage. It is exercising its wings frequently and because of the shallowness of the nest, there's a real concern that it may leave the nest before it's fully ready to. As Pete mentioned in the last thread, Big Hook vacates the nest when the chick starts flapping, as there simply isn't enough room.

Here's a link to the previous thread. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1136955/
... and to the first thread for the 2010 season. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1109408/