5:38pm
Feeding time..

5:41pm
Some wingercising


5:43pm
Youngest one getting fed

3 more of the youngest one being fed
5:53pm




The two nestlings had a good supper......

Bev, yes I do information on the nest. Barb and I have been corresponding on the situation since the cam came back up and the nestling was missing.

Barb, sent me a email this morning with a pic from the nest, that pic is now posted on the "NESTING NEWS" on the cam site. To save time, I'm posting copies of Barb's emails and my reply. The nestling in your pics...so glad you're watching the cam...is likely not the youngest. The missing nestling, even if it was the oldest was not old enough to fledge. They did an extensive search, and couldn't find a nestling on the ground. If a nestling, was on the ground, and alive, the male would likely be guarding and feeding it, that makes locating easier.

This is the latest, today's emails:

Barb wrote:
I wonder if the dark spot in the nest is the third osprey all flattened out.

My reply:
Barb, you may be on to something!!  I've been watching the nest this morning, the nestlings don't stand on that spot and there seems to what could be feathers moving in the wind.

A nestling at the Hilton Head, NC nest cam (2009) died on the nest at 34 days old, it had been bullied by it's siblings, so very likely died from dehydration/starvation.  Most likely dehydration, it was only getting the tail end of the fish...not much fluid there....then there's the added stress from bullying. The adults didn't remove it from the nest...

Barb's reply:
Right, I noticed they weren't sleeping there either.  One of the three was
skinnier than the other two for sure.



Barb's reference to the weight of the nestling is from the banding on 5/12...they were all weighed and measured...standard in all banding.

So far this appears to be a case of nest reduction...

JAZZEL

Hi Jazzel.. I have to say that i wasn't expecting to read this... all i can say is that we are witnessing the cruel side of nature a long with the good.. i didn't plan on taking on another cam ..( i am reporting on 7 already) i was wondering about the missing Osprey but i am taken with these two so i will keep an eye here and will be happy to post when i can....

I have some caps i will post..times are on them
Bigger one is doing some great wingercising


Smaller one is up now and wingercising



May be i could call them #1 and # 2

I am saying Good Night now..

Jazzel.. is this the area you are talking about.... the smaller osprey was laying there in one of the caps above.....

Good MOrning..Sunday May 29,2011.

6:00
Rising Sun on the two little ones side by side in the nest


eta
9:46am
Parent and both chicks on the nest.. noticable size difference in the chicks..


eta
10:29am
No change .. parent is till there with the chicks

11:37am
Chicks are alone.. breezy at the nest.. smaller one is lying down.. the other one is sitting up close to her



A few caps from earlier
10:37am
They are so pretty..watching the golfers


They both had poop shots



BBL

2:03pm
side by side on the nest

eta
5:39pm
Parent is on the nest.. bigger chick is self feeding..


I don't know if the smaller one had food or not... i doubt it