Two Osprey nests today. Need help
Mar 11, 2013 19:36:27 #
Wonderful day a Fort DeSoto today. Spotted two osprey nests. None of the photos good, but identifiable. My question is about Osprey nest 2. Are we looking at Papa feeding Mama who is on the eggs or on the babies; or is Mama feeding a fledgling as big as she is? I don't know if Osprey couples help with the chicks together.
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Mar 11, 2013 20:26:02 #
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Mar 11, 2013 21:03:08 #
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Loc: Arizona Desert
Fergus wrote:
Wonderful day a Fort DeSoto today. Spotted two osprey nests. None of the photos good, but identifiable. My question is about Osprey nest 2. Are we looking at Papa feeding Mama who is on the eggs or on the babies; or is Mama feeding a fledgling as big as she is? I don't know if Osprey couples help with the chicks together.
Hey Doc ..... I lightened one up for ya ..... you're in focus but the bird is blurry from movement ..... you need a faster shutter speed to freeze movement
Mar 11, 2013 21:14:10 #
Mar 11, 2013 21:23:39 #
At this time of the year they would bot be adults. I found this information for you.
"The male courts with aerial acrobatics and by presenting his mate with food or nesting material, accompanied by a courtship call. The male will feed the female even before she lays and often throughout the rest of the breeding season, while the female stays in the nest to look after the young and fend off predators. How well the male feeds the female determines the strength of the pair bond."
from http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Pandion_haliaetus.htm
I hope you have a chance for more pictures. I hope you have a great long lens.
"The male courts with aerial acrobatics and by presenting his mate with food or nesting material, accompanied by a courtship call. The male will feed the female even before she lays and often throughout the rest of the breeding season, while the female stays in the nest to look after the young and fend off predators. How well the male feeds the female determines the strength of the pair bond."
from http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Pandion_haliaetus.htm
I hope you have a chance for more pictures. I hope you have a great long lens.
Mar 11, 2013 21:49:46 #
Thanks Jerold,
That's interesting information.. I hope these two form a good bond and raise a strong family.
What you see is what you get on the lens. The 70-300 is my max! My dream lens is a 400 prime!
That's interesting information.. I hope these two form a good bond and raise a strong family.
What you see is what you get on the lens. The 70-300 is my max! My dream lens is a 400 prime!
Mar 11, 2013 22:31:30 #
With Osprey, both sexes incubate, but the female does about 70% of it during the day and all of it at night. The male feeds the female, usually part of a fish. The male takes over incubating while the female takes the proffered fish and goes off to a perch to eat.
Mar 12, 2013 06:51:13 #
Isn't the animal world marvelous? While in some levels of our society 3/4 of the babies are born fatherless!
Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info
Mar 12, 2013 06:56:53 #
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Jun 17, 2013 09:26:42 #
Osprey come in two sizes: Males are smaller than the females. Once a chick fledges, it's really hard to tell if he/she is a juvenile. We watched a nest in Destin, FL for about 3 moths and saw the whole cycle -- breeding, incubating, hatching, feeding the chicks and fledging. Fascinating stuff!
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