Bird Watching: Osprey season 2010 - Two chicks in a shallow nest., 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
The situation with the younger, very much smaller chick, continues to be very worrying, as does the shallow saucer of a nest. Dad has been bringing in sticks and today there's a piece of black plastic garden mesh.

There are several shots of the big chick beating up on its smaller sibling. Practically every time the small one moves, the big one is onto it. Big Hook occasionally glances in their direction but seems quite disinterested. To me, the smaller one, whilst developing that reptilian look, isn't growing in size. Pete was there this afternoon and he is more optimistic. Let's hope he's right.

In this first shot, the bigger chick, with beak open, is about to lunge at the little one.