Osprey Tales

Specked trout.  Yummy.

The Babies have been Named:

#1     J-C

#2    Priscilla

#3    Daisy

Thank you for all your help, Doctor.  Tell all your H. Sapiens friends I am very appreciative, especially to the H. Sapien that lives with you in your giant nest on the west bank of the North River.

I Love you all,

Harriett

Happy Birthday!
May 19, 2017.
A landmark year.

Here is my little guy. Sorry the picture is not more clear, but that is the Doctor’s fault.

Love Ya!

Harriett

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Incubation
Incubation begins when the first egg is laid. Subsequent eggs are laid one to three days apart; clutches have 2-4 eggs. The female usually takes on most of the responsibility of incubation, seldom leaving except to feed. The male then takes over incubation until her return. Incubation takes from thirty-four to forty days.

Brooding
The first chick to hatch has an advantage over the siblings which hatch a day or two later. The first chick grows quickly and can dominate the nest. In years when the food supply is low, the dominant first chick can usurp the available food supply to the peril of the smaller siblings. This insures that at least one of the year’s brood might survive. The chicks are brooded by the female for approximately ten days. The young are too large to fit under her by this time. She will continue to protect them by covering the young with her wing.

Division of Labor
The male, dedicated to providing for his family, does all of the hunting until the chicks are six weeks old. The male delivers the fish to the female on the nest who tears off pieces to feed to the young. At three to four weeks of age the chicks start to exercise their wings by holding onto the edge of the nest and flapping their wings. Mom then moves to a near by perch to guard the nest. The female may leave the nest to hunt when the chicks are six weeks old. The young start to feed themselves at this time.

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Incubation Period
36–42 days

Well, first egg was laid April 9, 2017.  Do not try to calculate the day of birth, I will do it for you.

36 days from April 9th = May 17th, which is this Wednesday.

42 days from April 9th = May 23, which is next Tuesday.

The eggs will hatch in the order in which they were laid.  The eggs were each laid 2 days apart.

Sometimes the 3rd hatch-ling does not survive because the older chicks usurp all the food; just letting you know.

Wish me luck,

Harriett