imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Hope this does not ruin your day - but it is part of the cycle of life.

Went by the Osprey nest. I had only ever seen 2 chicks. A passerby said - "Did I know there WERE 3 chicks ? " I said no. He said "there is a dead one on the ground over there".

Must have fell out of nest ? or ?? This is what was left of the chick - been there maybe a few days ....

You would think if it fell out (and survived) that the parent could pick it up and bring it back to the nest.

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24Megapixseal Loc: Kansas

If osprey are anything like bald eagles, then the other chicks tossed the littlest chick.... And the bald eagle parents do not pay attention to the tossed chick.... From what I've read, three eaglets surviving to fletchings is, not really, really rare, but sorta rare...

Agreed, it's a little disheartening to us mere humans, but nature wants only the fittest and strongest to survive, and if that means losing that third chick, then it is what it is...
Heck, what I've read about eagles is that even the parents favor the the two larger chicks when it comes to feeding time...but it isn't the parents that chuck the little one, it's the siblings....

Nature... It's all about TUFF LOVE

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

I'll have to agree. It was probably tossed from the nest by its siblings. I have seen egrets and herons do the same thing.

dj moore Loc: Florida panhandle

Sad, but it's the way of nature.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

Ask anyone with an older sibling about the abuse they took when trying.to share toys, lol

24Megapixseal Loc: Kansas

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joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

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