Bird Watching: Osprey season 2010. Towards fledging., 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Thank you for your comments. Whopper is indeed a big bird. She (lets assume) is already making adult noises and even though she continues to be fed by Big Hook, she is certainly able to feed herself. I haven't actually seen her flying yet. Plenty of time for that. Big Hook has brought in a fish the last two days when I've been there. In this shot, she had flown from a perch under the nest towards the northern end of the bay. I am absolutely serious when I say it was no more that FIFTEEN seconds and she was back with this fish. the fish is what is locally known as a flathead. They are bottom dwellers are are armed with the most painful spines on their dorsal fins (and somewhere else as well, but I can't remember).