tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post5397025973694830535..comments2023-11-03T05:50:35.618-07:00Comments on Field Notes from Alex's Wonderland: Again with the OspreysAlex MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-18840822857403311542016-08-17T18:31:51.434-07:002016-08-17T18:31:51.434-07:00Yes, three hatched and all three have grown up. T...Yes, three hatched and all three have grown up. The first photo shows the mother and two youngsters; the three birds in the other photos are all youngsters. They are so big now, it is sometimes hard to tell them apart from the adults.Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-65557016437085800432016-08-17T18:05:35.763-07:002016-08-17T18:05:35.763-07:00Call me mad Alex, I thought there were 3 chicks t...Call me mad Alex, I thought there were 3 chicks that hatched. Rather than go back in posts I thought I'd ask you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408880019147945989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-1738968227432770212016-08-17T09:01:56.433-07:002016-08-17T09:01:56.433-07:00The parents will return to that spot but probably ...The parents will return to that spot but probably not the kids. It's been tons'o'fun to watch.Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-49245371297148469722016-08-17T08:33:25.049-07:002016-08-17T08:33:25.049-07:00Oh cool. I don't suppose they return to where...Oh cool. I don't suppose they return to where they were born eventually. That would be too much to ask. It's nice that you got this opportunity to observe them from "start to finish" as it were.7 Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501338357444489028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-8964376884237334602016-08-16T15:07:25.472-07:002016-08-16T15:07:25.472-07:00They usually hang out for a couple of weeks perfec...They usually hang out for a couple of weeks perfecting their ability to fly and to catch their own fish. Then they will head off on migration (separately from adults) to Central/South America.Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-36308077364251786452016-08-16T10:47:07.505-07:002016-08-16T10:47:07.505-07:00Those little guys aren't so little anymore! O...Those little guys aren't so little anymore! Once they do fly will they be off on their own or will they hang around mom & dad for awhile?7 Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501338357444489028noreply@blogger.com