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By: JudyB (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 12:38 PM EDT
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From 10:06 am
I thought I was going to get a s'cap of Mom alone at the nest - but discovered I also caught the arrival of the first chick. I love these lucky coincidences!

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By: Bluebird1 (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 12:51 PM EDT
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Hi JudyB, Nice s'cap.
I didn't even see the fish when Mom came in as all four worked so well together guarding it and the nest. I'm afraid that maybe B.K.'s "helpful" young bachelor is trying to steal Mom's hard-won fish.
This is worrisome to say the least, of course it could have been another fledgling too - we'll never know..
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By: Bluebird1 (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 01:17 PM EDT
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11:02 am Youngster returned and tried to steal the fish but was not successful.
The fish has been hauled up to 2 now and eater is enjoying it while the rival looks on. Our other youngster made an early half-hearted steal attempt but is now in submissive posture at 12. I think that this is our last-born, most timid youngster.
11:11am Now the fish is moved to 8 and is stood upon while the youngsters on the riverside of the nest call continuously with the one at 12 mantling.
11:15 am He picks at sticks and moves around the nest, then returns to 1, still calling out and flaring his wings.
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By: BET (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 01:20 PM EDT
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By: Bluebird1 (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 02:02 PM EDT
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11:48 am Alone again, our hoarder calls out alarmed.
11:49 Reinforcements: one flies in to help guard, both calling out and flaring wings. Too bad that fish won't be shared and gobbled up.
11:56 More calling and mantling and the third chick flies in to help.
11:59 All three look up and two osprey fly over the nest - Mom chasing intruder?
12:00 pm Possible intruder has landed on the nest at 12, I believe! Battle by one let at the front of the nest.
12:02 pm NO It is another fish in but Mom stayed and absorbed her youngster's nonsense! Now both young with fish are showing big wings.
Mom looks up and calls out and our poor fishless one shrinks down in the
right corner.
12:05 pm Mom flies off.
12:07 pm NOW a fourth juvenile flies above the nest, hovers and moves on.
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By: JudyB (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 02:06 PM EDT
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By: JudyB (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 02:09 PM EDT
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12:07 pm
Fourth chick.

Screen froze as I took the s'cap so I'm guessing he/she flew off - only three on nest a moment later when I finished the save.
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By: BET (offline) on Sunday, August 26 2012 @ 02:10 PM EDT
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12:00 to 12:07 Events to fast for me to screen cap - reviewing recording to get images. Intruder fly over. Mom delivers fish - Mom leaves - Fourth chick plays at starting to land then flies off. Images will follow.
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