Bird Watching: Osprey season 2011. All three chicks are thriving., 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
I think her crankiness has to do with the demands of having the three chicks. Although they never sound desperate for food, with one or the other dozing between feeds, she is obviously feeding them several times a day and in her Osprey mind, probably blames Dad for causing her to be so busy, as he's the one bringing the fish.

She was still a bit tetchy yesterday, but seems to be settling down. Not long before I left yesterday, she again chased him off the pole branch and after doing a brief circuit, he landed in the tree above me and she then joined him. They sat there for a couple of minutes, with her half-heartedly mouthing off, before he flew off. She stayed in the tree for at least 15 minutes. This is how close they were to where I was. This shot, taken with my 400mm lens, is uncropped.