And then there were two. The male (above) is bringing back a small fish and gotten the 2 nestlings excited, as they sit up in unison to be fed. "Nature, red in tooth and claw": On June 25th when we went up to the osprey platform to band the nestlings we were all startled to see that one of the nestlings had died. All 3 were observed the afternoon before and they seemed vigorous. In fact however, when the dead nestling was removed I could see that it was comparatively small a

Thanks to Evan Carey from the BI Utility District - and all the crew - for their devotion to the power company ospreys. My what big talons you have.

It is incredible how big they have gotten in 4 weeks. They are big, they have real feathers (not just down). Note when they stretch their wings out how long they are.