6:18 pm
Mom arrived and Dad arrived a second later with a fish.
Of course Mom grabbed the fish immediately before Dad flew off again.




6:19 pm
Mom has a chick on either side of her to bed fed.
Second chick is out of view.

6:28 pm
Camera froze during the feeding.

FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010

WEATHER: Cloudy periods, High 30C

5:53 am
Camera is down this morning.

6:00 am
Camera came up then promptly froze.
Both chicks are on the nest and appear to be okay so that's the main thing.

9:14AM

One or both of the twins are sneezing. I can definitely see Buddy, the smaller one sneezing and laying down. Ava is walking around the nest. Sorry I don't have a screenshot for you guys, but thought you would like an update on the babies.

6:45 am
Dad brought in a fish.


6:50 am
Mom is still feeding the chicks.


I think birds can sneeze for a lot of reasons. These two appear healthy otherwise so I'm not sure if there is a great cause for concern.
I also don't know if anyone would rescue these chicks even if they were in any kind of distress. It's possible this nest is left to let nature takes it's course. There is no rehab facilities in the Creston area and osprey are next to impossible to rehab.

1:54 pm
Mom sitting quietly with her chicks.

2:15 pm
Mom's squawking heralded Dad's arrival with a fish.

Dad immediately flew off. The male on this nest never seems to stick around like the male at some other nests.

2:16 pm
Mom's preparing the fish for feeding while the chicks wait.

She's having a hard time getting it exactly where she wants it.

2:18 pm
She's now turned around again.
Looks like a beautiful rainbow trout and big enough that everyone will get a good feeding.