I went to check on the ospreys yesterday. No sign of any action at the nest, so I went down to the bottom of the hill and hunkered down in a grassy hole by the side of the road, still keeping a good view of the nest, but from a different perspective. At one stage I looked up through the long grass waving in front of me, and reckoned this would be the only picture I'd get. I did actually get a few of the osprey on a tree in the distance, but preferred this capture.
I like this one too....sort of reminds me of Japan. Fave!
I thought the ospreys would have hatched by now? They might take longer with being bigger birds!
@happypat Yes, I do too. But there's no signs (for me) of any young in the nest. I'm told the cup of the nest is deep and that they're there, but I'm not so sure. I guess they'll take longer in the north Scotland, but even so, I'm not buying it. I keep stopping by every week in the hopes that I'll see something. According to RSPB, eggs arrive second half of April, and are incubated for 37 days, fledging at around 53 days after hatching. So, assuming an end of April egg laying, then a mid-June hatching, you'd expect them to fledge towards the end of July. So, I'm not too hopeful, but I keep looking.
I thought the ospreys would have hatched by now? They might take longer with being bigger birds!