Ospreys Saga - XI. Juvenile Osprey is Eating Fish

 

The family of Osprey already migrated.  Every time I am on the North Arm Trail and see the empty Ospreys nests, I feel nostalgic and then the memories come and make my sadness even more palpable.

These series of photographs were taken on the day when juvenile Ospreys made their first flight. They flew to the abandoned nest and spent most of the day there.  

While watching these birds I noticed that one juvenile Osprey was studying very carefully the bottom of the nest. 

At some moment the young Osprey pulled something slippery from the nest that resembled fish.

I didn't have any idea what the juvenile was trying to swallowing until I looked at my photographs on my computer. Apparently, it was fish left for young ones by their parents.

Another juvenile Osprey calmly surveyed the surroundings, it seemed that he was absolutely indifferent what his sibling was doing.

That day was the first and the last when I was able to photograph juvenile Ospreys on the abandoned nest.  Since that the young ones visited very rarely this nest and almost never spent time in the old one.

Generally, life is good!