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

MargaretK wrote:

Yesterday afternoon was dark and gloomy, but I went to the nest anyways as I was going through withdrawals. I went via the low path and had no idea there were ospreys in the tree above me until I received a warning from Big Hook, who was in the final stages of consuming a fish. One of the juveniles was a couple of feet from her. I took my cap off and told her it was OK, that it was just me, and she immediately settled down.

After about 10 minutes, Big Hook started a carry on, which heralded the arrival of another of her kids into a tree directly over the path and only 20' above me. The lighting and angle was dreadful. Here's a shot I took of the one above me. I've cropped it to exclude a branch.