6-8-12

Both parents on the nest, reinforcing the perimeter fencing so the kid{s} don't fall out.




Pa

6-9-12

Ma arrives




Pa bringing another large stick into the nest.
Look out below !

6-9-12




Pa heading for a perch.

6-11-12

Hey! The sun came out this morning !!

Pa flies into the nest.

6-11-12

Earlier, Pa had delivered a fish to the nest.
Ma fed the kid{s}.
Pa returned and reclaimed the leftovers for himself.
Here he flies to a nearby perch for his breakfast.

6-15-12

For the first time this season, I saw the babies.
Ma was feeding two young ospreys breakfast.

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Those are great! Thanks so much for posting them here, Doug! Our local osprey didn't do so well this year, so it's good to know that osprey in general are doing OK!

Hi Judy * I'm sorry to hear that your local Ospreys had a bad year. I'm experiencing an uptick in sightings around here. Maybe it is because I am more tuned in to them, but populations in this area seem to be on the rise. I also visit the Methow Valley in Eastern Washington occasionally. There are three different nest sites that I have found over there and I saw 5 birds working one lake at the same time, about a month ago.

6-21-12
I visited the nest and found the family all together. The chicks are getting big enough to see, though I have to view from quite a distance to have the proper angle.