Observations & Images
28 March 2009
day 40 of incubation (approximate)
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Observations & Images
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The male Osprey flew in with a branch. |
| But instead of taking it to the nest he landed atop the snag where he released the branch letting it fall to the ground. | |
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The male begins to shake his head quickly back and forth. |
| Before long a pellet of indigestible fish parts comes flying out. In contrast, the female Osprey has been observed using a technique that makes her look like a cat coughing up a hairball to bring up the same material. | |
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The male then begins to preen. |
| The male returns to the nest but the female is not interested in being relieved. Here they watch a curious Osprey fly by that caused both Ospreys to sound some alarms to warn it away. | |
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The male goes off to return shortly with a fish. |
| The male began digging into the fish long before it passed away. | |
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It was hard not to feel some sympathy for the fish which suffered some terrible wounds before it finally died. |
| The male made short work of taking the head apart. | |
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It takes a lot of energy and effort to tear the fish apart. |
| It appeared the male was going to fly the fish to the nest to give to the female.... | |
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....but instead he landed atop the snag where he took a nap. |
| He finally got the fish to the female who immediately flew out of the nest with it. A strong indication that the eggs still have not hatched. | |
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After eating most of the fish she flew to a perch under the nest where, interestingly, she let the fish remains fall out of her talons to the ground. |
| The female hops over to a different perch where she cleans her beak against a branch. | |