Bird Watching: Whopper, the fledgling Osprey, spreads her wings., 0 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
His mate, who has been successfully rearing their two chicks during his absence, greeted him with great gusto. Hard to determine if she was pleased to see him or whether she was expressing her disgust at his absence. "You think you can just go off on a month's holiday, leaving me to rear those two brats and then come swanning back here, thinking everything will be OK? Harrummph"

I went back in the afternoon and spent a couple of hours watching their antics. She is the top bird in this shot - he looks a little sheepish. It was a fantastic sight to see. He was on deaths doorstep for a couple of days, so the rehabber has done an incredible job. Kudos to her.