Daily Update (LG Nest) Thursday 5th August

I was very pleased yesterday to read that at  least one  chick has learned to fish.

Now that one is fishing the others may follow it to the  river or fish Farm. If it was the Eldest who caught his own fish he seem to give  courage to the others not only to  fly,  but to  stand tall and defend the nest. 

 I have felt that at times  Odin and EJ fish together, because  they often deliver fish within minutes of each other.

It would be magical if the family went  fishing together before they leave .

We have seen examples  of rudimentary emotions displayed in  these Ospreys. Anger and frustration as the chicks struggled  to learn new skills;  contentment or pride in Odin as he sat on HIS eggs or viewed his newly  hatched off spring. 

So if they  do have  some form of emotions  then  EJ and Odin must have felt some satisfaction or  happiness to see one of their young ones  bring in it's own fish. 

Dawn is breaking. I hear  someone calling in the  background  , but the nest is empty 

  Titch  just came and took the left over fish that was on the nest. He  flew away with it.  He  grabbed it like an adult and had no  problem flying with it . He even  grabbed it  so the  head would be  pointing forward as he flew. 

Now Eldest is on the nest  scrounging for left overs . He found some  small left over pieces and is eating them .  

Middle just showed up , but the two early  birds got the  left overs.  Once again  Middle is  without a fish. 

Here comes Odin with a fish  and  Middle got it!!     Eldest is  sizing up his chances to pinch it .  He is checking the space  under Middles tail to see if he can get under there to grab it  LOL   Middle just flew  off with  the fish!!  

Eldest  is  shocked and grumbling that the fish is gone . He was still in the process of planning  his attack when Middle flew away with it . LOL 

Now Eldest  flew off . 

Odin was probably pleased that  Middle was closer and  got it rather than Eldest.  At least Middle doesn't take his leg off while grabbing the fish. 

Titch is back  rearranging twigs and calling for more fish .  He had  nearly a half  a fish   Now  he flew off too 

I can see him  soaring around in the distance  :) 

Here is EJ with a fish and  Titch comes  racing to the nest  to get it .  He is  squealing and complaining and talking to it  as  Titch  always does 

I wonder where Eldest is? Fishing ??   He didn't show up  when EJ brought the fish 

Odin just flew in with another fish. Titch is screeching at him and mantling over his fish. Odin stood on the nest  holding the flopping fish and looking at Titch as if to say, What is your problem?  I came to bring a fish not take yours"   Odin stayed a while  to see if anyone wanted his fish . No one came to  take it so he flew  off with it 

Unknown said:

Hey Barabara Jean: Is that Titch chatting to his fish again?

Yup. It has been a busy morning . I posted the details. 

Titch is getting down to the  tougher skin onth fish  and he is   doing more  grumbling 

Titch is finishing his fish near the camera . I left the computer and now  Eldest has a fish  .    

 It is a large fish so I doubt that he  caught it. It looks like an EJ size fish. 

Everyone has been "well fed"  today. All three chicks  EJ and Odin have been seen. So, I  am turning this over to the  day shift. Nite!

Barbara Jean: Really do appreciate your posting all the news - things are a bit hectic for me this week. AM going to sign off now. Take care all.

The nest was empty and  there  was a half of a  whopper on the nest.  Odin just came and  took it. :) He is not one to  waste his energy fishing when there are free uneaten fish laying around LOL 

I heard one Chick in the background complaining as he  took it, but  then If any of them  had   been eating it  Odin wouldn't have taken it .