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

MargaretK wrote:
Pete, will you really go to the nest in 38 degree heat? I suppose you'll be desperate to see the changes that have occurred in your absence. Have you ever observed this chest thrusting behaviour before? I know Old Ma Osprey did it to Aussie last year, but that seemed to be in the final stages of their conflict and certainly had a more aggressive flavour to it than I've observed with Big Hook's actions towards Harmony. Oh, and I haven't seen any evidence of Harmony having taken the plunge yet.

I went to the nest this afternoon. Harmony was on the nest, alone, enjoying a meal of? You guessed it - fish. There were three or four leisurely post-prandial flaps of the wings before it settled down for a nap. Big Hook arrived with a fish not long before I left on a kayak retrieval, but Harmony wasn't the least bit interested and when I left Big Hook was eating it herself.

One shot to share from this afternoon and that's only to accompany the post.