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

MargaretK wrote:
I thought I should give a bit of an update, although there's really not much to tell. I've seen two juveniles together and have heard a third, so all three are still doing well. Yesterday, I saw the one we call Harry with a fish it had obviously caught - a blowfish. It seems as if the blowfish are like training wheels for young ospreys. The shots I took were irrecoverably dark, but the kid eventually purposefully dropped the blowfish - it was obviously very unpalatable and has skin so tough it is almost impenetrable.

Here's one of the youngsters on the nest, squealing as Big Hook flies in with a large, headless flathead (that's the name of the fish).