Bird Watching: All three chicks have fledged., 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Big Hook had arrived at the nest with a fish much earlier. The one chick which was on the right hand branch showed no interest in the fish - too well fed - and dozed whilst Big Hook ate most of the fish herself. It did head down to the nest after half an hour and was fed by Big Hook. After she finished feeding, Big Hook went off for a bath and returned to the pole branch. the young one on the nest decided it wanted to fly up to the pole branch as well, but couldn't land there because it was occupied, so it landed on another branch out from and below it mother was perched, preening. It watched and called to her.