Sunday 1 June 2008

Success!

At 10am this morning the female was busy rearranging twigs on the nest and was standing well out of the nest cup. Then I saw it, a little white blob moving back and forward in the nest. There was a second movement a bit further away but I was unable to confirm what this was. I shouted a colleague and they too saw the movement which looked like the top of an unsteady chick's head moving back and forward. (The things you rely on when you cant see in the nest!!) The female then went back into the nest cup and brooded what was in there. Ten minutes later the male arrived. He started alarm calling and mantling his wings....obviously an osprey intruder about. The female then remained tight on the nest the rest of the day which was just as well as it poured of rain. Hopefully, over the next few days we will begin to see more of the secret that is in the nest!
Posted by ospreylass at 21:10

1 comment:

  1. Deidre Luzmore3 June 2008 at 19:57

    That is such good news!! I am extremely proud of the Aberfoyle osprey parents and hopefully they will fledge both chicks succesfully....I can't wait to follow their progress.
    -Deidre
    -Lochearnhead

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