Bird Watching: Growing in an Osprey's Garden #7, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Our chick, Harmony, is now 73 days old and becoming increasingly confident with each passing day. Watching it fall from the nest less than two weeks ago was one of the most harrowing experiences I've had since I started to observe this nest 16 months ago. Madame X reports that it was flying around way up high with Big Hook yesterday and even though she hadn't seen it back in the tree outside her place, it had been in the large eucalypt tree close to where I observe from.

When I arrived at the nest yesterday afternoon, Big Hook was standing on the left side of the nest and Harmony was dozing. After about 10 minutes, Harmony stood up and started to move around a little. Big Hook approached her in that action that I've commented on before where she lowers her body and pushes her chest out, almost as if she's going to give the chick a bit of a shove. It does seem to coincide with Big Hook flying from the nest. This shot is the beginning of a sequence that was quite a revelation to me.

Here is the link to the last thread. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1057992/#top