Ospreys
Re: Ospreys
Loch of the Lowes - The oldest chick is having a go at the other chicks. Not just the youngest but both chicks. It is pecking and battering, one chick at a time. When attacked the other chicks get as low in the nest as possible. With a bit of luck the other chicks will get well fed and catch up in size.
I have seen this before, the first year I started watching Osprey nests. It happened at Loch Garten but only to the youngest chick which it eventually killed. Hope it doesn't happen here.
I have seen this before, the first year I started watching Osprey nests. It happened at Loch Garten but only to the youngest chick which it eventually killed. Hope it doesn't happen here.
Re: Ospreys
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Temp: 12 C
Pres: 999 MB
Hum: 62 %
Wind: 46 MPH - strong winds from the south south east
Temp: 12 C
Pres: 999 MB
Hum: 62 %
Wind: 46 MPH - strong winds from the south south east
Re: Ospreys
That is the reason I decided not to follow the osprey nests this year, they are just too brutal for my taste. Last year was lucky that no chicks were killed and I will stop at that . I will just follow your posts peregrineperegrine wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 11:15 amLoch of the Lowes - The oldest chick is having a go at the other chicks. Not just the youngest but both chicks. It is pecking and battering, one chick at a time. When attacked the other chicks get as low in the nest as possible. With a bit of luck the other chicks will get well fed and catch up in size.
I have seen this before, the first year I started watching Osprey nests. It happened at Loch Garten but only to the youngest chick which it eventually killed. Hope it doesn't happen here.
Re: Ospreys
Think the youngest chick has succumbed to the attention of the oldest chick. It was lying in the nest cup not moving as the other two were being fed. Not a hundred percent sure it was the smallest chick. Of the two being fed, one was substantially bigger than the other.