Our first chicks have hatched! Right on schedule, day 39! It just never gets old, and is still a thrill to see after 29 years of watching the ospreys. At first Momma was just sitting but she kept hunching up to peek beneath her breast. Then Dad arrived with wet grasses to cool the little ones. Both adults stood side by side staring into the nestcup. Mom walked around the edge of the nest and picked up a half eaten fish, leftovers from a previous feeding, and began offering little bits of fish into the nest. Chicks are too tiny to be seen yet, but they are in there!!!!
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