Osprey Diary 24th July Wed
After all yesterdays excitement of fledging and thunderstorms, our young osprey Blue YZ has had a much more relaxed day on the nest. After being shepherded back to the nest by her mother at 6.55am, the chick has spent all day relaxing there, except for a short 2minute flight.
Our male osprey has been in fishing ‘overdrive’ with deliveries to the nest coming thick and fast- perhaps the long awaited rain has finally made the fish easier to catch as they come to the cooler surface waters. This afternoon he brought in a pike and then a brown trout within 15 minutes of each other. As the female polished off one, the chick took the other whole from it father and began feeding itself- another sign of its growing independence. Here’s a picture of their synchronized feeding on the nest:
![Mother and Daughter feeding side by side, 24th July 2013- SWT](https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/blogs.dir/2/files/2013/07/feeding-twins-1024x564.png)
Lastly you will be pleased to know that our other Osprey chick Blue YD is still doing well in Africa- hunting the salt water lagoons of western Senegal. Here is a picture of his latest movements:
![Blue YD in Senegal Mid July 2013- copyright SWT](https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/blogs.dir/2/files/2013/07/19th-Blue-yd-300x209.jpg)
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After all yesterdays excitement of fledging and thunderstorms, our young osprey Blue YZ has had a much more relaxed day on the nest. After being shepherded back to the nest …