OK!OK!OK….ONE MORE TRY!
We went out and tried one more time to find the chick. We failed. Today even the male was hard to find. The female was sitting in one of her favorite perches alone. we checked some other unlikely spots where we were told the parents were circling the day little Arb jumped out….prowling thru the brush. Sadly we found nothing, heard nothing. We watched momma for quite some time but she gave us no clues.
Another round of thanks to Carrie, Debbie and Ken. We talked about how difficult it is to let go, to accept that that little bugger that I held in my arms so recently has probably perished. He deserved better. This outcome is so tragic, especially knowing how close to a successful fledge he probably was. He just needed a little more safe time on his nest. Sigh. So today, we grieve. Tomorrow I go look for that other chick that had a close call and whose survival needs to be confirmed.
I will not forget this little osprey anytime soon. Nor will I forget his panicked departure from the nest. We wanted to help him so badly.
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