I wonder if Ospreys miss their mother after they leave the nest? Momma Osprey is looking after her 3 chicks (below). She's the larger of the birds looking right and the three chicks have white specks on their wings. The parents diligently prepped the nest, laid the eggs, incubated the eggs, fed the chicks and watched them grow - as we have watched on tour for the last few months. The chicks fledged this week and headed off on their own.
So do they osprey stay in the same area as when they were born? Do the parents become just other birds that they share territory with?
ReplyDeleteThey all find their own territories and move to the Boston area I believe.
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