Having passed by in the car last Sunday, with no camera and no time to stop, of course we saw mum and chick sitting on the edge of the nest. So, of course I've been dying to go back with the camera since then. I went up to visit dad yesterday, so stopped in past the nest, as usual. Nothing. One and a half hour's of waiting, and all I got was the plaintiff whistling cry of the adult birds in the distance. So, ever determined, I went back up this morning, early, to see if it was a better time of day to see some action. Only just. After an hour and a half, I was just about to head off, when one of the adult birds flew in, did something on the nest, sat for about 10 seconds, and flew off. So I have a blurred shot of the arrival and departure and a few of him/her sitting on the nest. Maybe next time I'll have more luck. In the meantime, it's just as well there was a bit of action at the nest, as otherwise my post would have been a small pile of the new potatoes from our garden, the first of which we dug up last night.
So good to see your Osprey....a long & busy time for these birds, they seem to have been ages hatching & rearing the chicks! I will be really happy to actually see a chick....good job you are so patient as we might have thought all in vain.
Lovely shot....you are doing a wonderful nature watch!
@genealogygenie Yes, I saw that through the lens too, but no such luck. Apparently it is a very deep cupped nest as it is the former nest of a buzzard couple. So I guess the chick can sit well down in it. It's bound to sit on the edge as it begins to stretch its wings though, and think about fledging.
@taffy Taffy, this is either mum or dad. The chick is still sitting well down in the nest - except when it comes out for a wee look around accompanied by an adult it seems! We saw that one day driving by, but no such luck on my stake outs with camera in hand! Soon, soon, I hope!
Lovely shot....you are doing a wonderful nature watch!