Bird Watching: Growing in an Osprey's garden., 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Thanks for your encouraging comments (as if I needed encouragement). I'm glad you could make out the chick. Thanks for pinpointing it, Mrs Ed.

I suppose I could have started at the beginning, but I was so excited to see the chick yesterday I couldn't wait to share it. Talking with Madam X last night, she is quite certain the chick hatched the day before yesterday, making it 36 days from laying to hatching.

Old Ma Osprey was last seen on February 17th and by March 20th, Dad Osprey had begun a new dynasty with Big Hook. They had been seen flying around together, but this was the first time that she had been observed on the nest. He had been swooping her, not in an aggressive manner, although some of the shots may look that way. This is the photo that immediately had her named Big Hook.