I saw both young osprey fly from their nest on Friday morning. One made two trips from the nest and back making large circular flights from land to nest. The other one flew off a lot farther and I gave up waiting for it to return. Hopefully it did at some point.
In the photo above one of the young osprey is flying in to land in the nest and it’s sibling looks like it is cheering it on.
The above photo shows the young osprey approach to the nest after the second flight attempt. It did land on the edge.
Pursuit
The adult male from the other nearby nest decided to harass the kids and mom in the nest I watch after the young osprey had flight practice. The mom complained loudly and the dad from this nest returned and chased off the other male. The male from the nest I watch is in the back. He is recognisable by his eye defect/ injury. The male in the front is the pest from the other nest.
Have a happy Sunday!
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Glorious, Sharon! Beautiful pics. (Incidentally, twice this week I’ve had to flee from dive-bombing herring gulls, protecting their fledglings. Fair enough for them to do so, but blimey it’s scary!)
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I know gulls in England are more aggressive. A friend got one taste of her ice cream when a hill swooped in to grab the whole thing. That was in Cornwall, England. Luckily the gulls leave you alone for the most part in NY.
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Truly good parents and one male who just can’t stop being nasty. I’m so happy for the baby birds, who are now able to fly and start their lives. Wonderful photos and this has been such a wonderful story. Hopefully, this won’t be the end of it and we will be able to see more pictures of these gorgeous Ospreys. Thank you so much.
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If I can find them I will continue to go back. The problem is the parents go up and down the river and go to other ponds and creeks nearby. The river is a mile or more across and sometimes the parents fish over there.
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I can imagine how difficult that would make things. But you certainly brightened my days with your amazing photos. Fabulous birds and to see them grow was a huge treat, so thank you.
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Nice pics Sharon. Always loce bird in flight pics. Just not very good in getting them. 🤓😎😳
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It helps to have a good unobstructed view of the nest.
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