Bird Watching: Waiting for the Osprey eggs to hatch., 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
I've been going to the nest every two to three days, but haven't been posting as there really hasn't been much to tell. Both birds take turns sitting on the eggs (I'm optimistic that there will be more than one chick this year). Dad seems to enjoy sitting more than Big Hook. She gets quite restless, whereas he will gladly sit still until she feels obliged to take over.

Osprey males are known to actually feed their mates during incubation. Neither Pete nor I have ever seen Dad feed either Old Ma Osprey or Big Hook. Big Hook has actually been going off and catching her own fish every so often.

A few days ago, Big Hook was on the nest when I arrived. Not long after, Dad flew by with a live fish, but went and had a feed himself for twenty minutes or so, before returning to the nest with the headless fish for Big Hook. She flew off with it, but returned to the nest half an hour later, with the remnant, tail end of the fish. That's Dad on the nest.